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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2021-598252

FTS Reference: 2021-009014

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

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: Ben Grainger
Telephone: +44 1235465315
E-mail: Ben.grainger@ukaea.uk
NUTS code:  UKJ14 -  Oxfordshire
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:  Scientific Research

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Ion Source Backplates, Flexibles and related components.
Reference number:  T/BPG009/21
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

42152000  -  Parts of nuclear reactors
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Manufacture and Supply of Ion Source Backplates Flexibles and related components
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)

42664000  -  Fusion equipment
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKJ14 -  Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance:  
Culham Science Centre
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Manufacture and Supply of Ion Source Backplates, Flexibles and related components
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Information  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Programme and Delivery  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Sub Contracting Proposals  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Financial Status and Guarantees  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality Assurance  /  Weighting:  20%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price of core requirements  /  Weighting:  25%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Price of optional additional requirements  /  Weighting:  10%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Additional components are to be tendered for with the Procurement Documents detailing how and when the Authority might exercise the option to purchase additional components.
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: JET

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 FTS: 2021/S 000-003981

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Ion Source Backplate Components

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

27/04/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

PVA Industrial Vacuum Systems GmbH
Im Westpark 10-12
Wettenberg
35435
DE
E-mail: christian.eckardt@pvatepla.com
NUTS code:  DEZ -  EXTRA-REGIO NUTS 1

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

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The Contract start and finish dates are estimates only.
No value is being declared for the contract so as to protect the legitimate commercial interests of the successful Contractor.
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: 
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