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Contract award notice

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Published

External Reference: 2023-562706

FTS Reference: 2023-017718

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: Charlotte Byrne
E-mail: charlotte.byrne@ukaea.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
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

Electron Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder)
Reference number:  T/CMK187/22
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

42662000  -  Welding equipment
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

UKAEA is looking to procure an Electron-Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder) for the United Kingdom’s Atomic Energy Authority’s Special Techniques Group (UKAEA-STG).
The EBW3 welder will be housed at UKAEA’s premises in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK. It is intended to replace an existing machine which is very old and cannot provide the level of data capture required for UKAEA to meet internal and external customer requirements, especially for weld qualification work.
UKAEA is looking for a supplier than can deliver a machine that meets UKAEA’s requirements, and install and commission it at UKAEA’s Culham site.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  442750.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

42662000  -  Welding equipment
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
Culham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

UKAEA is looking to procure an Electron-Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder) for the United Kingdom’s Atomic Energy Authority’s Special Techniques Group (UKAEA-STG).
The EBW3 welder will be housed at UKAEA’s premises in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK. It is intended to replace an existing machine which is very old and cannot provide the level of data capture required for UKAEA to meet internal and external customer requirements, especially for weld qualification work.
UKAEA is looking for a supplier than can deliver a machine that meets UKAEA’s requirements, and install and commission it at UKAEA’s Culham site.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Is your proposed machine able to handle the range of work defined in the specification?  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Is your proposed machine able to measure and record the data listed in the specification?  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Are you able to comply with the documentation and installation requirements?  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Are you able to comply with the physical and operational requirements?  /  Weighting:  5
Quality criterion  -  Name:  What timescales are you able to deliver, install and commission the proposed machine within?  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Social Value  /  Weighting:  10
Price  -  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

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: 2023/S 000-006214
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Electron Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

16/06/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Specnow Ltd
Cambridgeshire
PE28 3QF
UK
NUTS code:  UKH12 -  Cambridgeshire CC

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  442750.00  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