UK

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/05/2020

External Reference: 2020-550315

TED Reference: 2020/S 090-215820

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
N/A
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Contact person: Robert Franklin
Telephone: +44 1235466915
E-mail: robert.franklin@ukaea.uk
Fax: +44 1235466859
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Fusion Research

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Double Beam Box Vessel
Reference number:  T/RAF025/19
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

45255400  -  Fabrication work
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for a Double Beam Box Vessel.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

44615000  -  Pressure vessels
09300000  -  Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
OX14 3DB
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority owns and operates the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) which is the UK's national laboratory for fusion research. CCFE is based at Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire.
The UK fusion programme is centred on the innovative MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak) experiment which is also based at CCFE and employs around 150 people. The programme is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the European Union under the EURATOM treaty.
MAST has led studies into the spherical Tokamak, a compact fusion concept pioneered at Culham. A major upgrade of the MAST machine is currently underway and this will enhance MAST's role in international research to:
• Make the case for a fusion Component Test Facility
• Add to the knowledge base for ITER
• Test reactor concepts
For MAST Upgrade the Authority requires the Design, Manufacture, Testing and Delivery of a Double Beam Box Vessel.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Suppliers Technical Information  /  Weighting:  45%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Programme and Delivery  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Suppliers Subcontracting Arrangements  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Financial Status, Terms and Guarantee  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality Assurance  /  Weighting:  5%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total of the Prices  /  Weighting:  30%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

The duration stated at II.22.7 above is an estimate only.
All documents must be in English or with an English translation.
Prices may be stated in tenderers local currency and the Contract(s) will be awarded in the tendered currency.
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserves the right not to award a contract.
The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 249-617771

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 12014

Title: Design, Manufacture, Testing and Supply of a Double Beam Box Vessel

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

04/05/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  6
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

AVS Added Value Industrial Engineering Solutions S.L.U.
B20912408
Polígono Industrial de Sigma, Xixilion kalea 2 Bajo, Pabellón 10
20870 Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa)
ES
Internet address: www.a-v-s.es

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1.00  EUR
V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion:  65 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:  
Material purchase, polishing, pre-cleaning, assembly & welding, machining and cleaning.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The contract value has not been disclosed so as not to prejudice the commercial interest of the successful tenderer.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
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).
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority