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Contract award notice

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Published

External Reference: 2022-518350

FTS Reference: 2022-028568

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: Joanne Davies
Telephone: +44 1235467082
E-mail: Joanne.davies@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:  Fusion Research

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework
Reference number:  T/SP108/21
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

73000000  -  Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

STEP product development has been split into functional categories (e.g. plant architecture, plasma control, confinement, in-vessel components, fuel cycle, etc.), most of which will require increasing levels of Manufacturing support as design concept iterations are progressed, culminating in a requirement for specific Design for Manufacture (DfM) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) assessment and guidance.
This Invitation to Tender invites Potential Consultants to submit a tender that may lead to an award of contract for the provision of:
Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development (hereon referred to as the magnets framework) to provide critical industry expertise to the STEP programme and to enhance and support the existing Confinement Systems team.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  5750000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

31000000  -  Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
31630000  -  Magnets
31651000  -  Electrical tape
31670000  -  Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus
31681300  -  Electrical circuits
31681400  -  Electrical components
31700000  -  Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies
31720000  -  Electromechanical equipment
45315100  -  Electrical engineering installation works
71321000  -  Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKJ14 -  Oxfordshire
NUTS code:  UKJ1 -  Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
NUTS code:  UKJ -  SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

This Invitation to Tender invites Potential Consultants to submit a tender that may lead to an award of contract for the provision of:
Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development (hereon referred to as the magnets framework) to provide critical industry expertise to the STEP programme and to enhance and support the existing Confinement Systems team.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Capabilities  /  Weighting:  70
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Presentation  /  Weighting:  10
Price  -  Weighting:  20
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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2022/S 000-001821

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

13/09/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC
148 Sidney Street Cambridge, MA 02139
Cambridge
MA 02139
US
NUTS code:  US -  United States

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  5750000.00  GBP
Total value of the contract/lot:  5750000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

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