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Published 12 May 2023, 17:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Waste Characterisation · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2023awarded 8 Feb 2024
Awarded to Amentum Clean Energy Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The specification is to cover waste characterisation needs at UKAEA for radiological and non-radiological analytes to support disposal of solid, aqueous and non-aqueous waste streams.

CPV: Radioactive materials · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Waste analysis services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Waste CharacterisationAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Initially 24 months, with the option to extend for a further 24 on a 12 month basisVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 May 2023, 17:24 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2024, 08:34 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
T/MN012/23
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021175
Classification (CPV)
Radioactive materialsTechnical analysis or consultancy servicesWaste analysis services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c87e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.

If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Any such action must be brought promptly.

(generally within 3 months).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Jul 2023 → 11 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Jul 2024, 08:34 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Jul 2024, 08:34 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    11 Jul 2024, 08:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £746,6751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Amentum Clean Energy Ltd£746,675 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.