Official UK procurement notice
Additive Manufacturing Machine · UK public procurement notice
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of an Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing Machine.
CPV: Machinery for metallurgy and associated parts · Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for the supply of an Electron Beam…AwardedPublished value£650,000
The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for the supply of an Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing Machine.
This is an urgent requirement for delivery in this financial year (if possible).
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Technical (total - comprising Technical Solution, QA & Programme Mngt): 50
- Technical Solution: 50
- Quality Assurance: 25
- Programme Management: 25
- Total of the Prices: 40
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (6)
- Technical (total - comprising Technical Solution, QA & Programme Mngt): 50%
- Technical Solution: 50%
- Quality Assurance: 25%
- Programme Management: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
- Total of the Prices: 40%
- Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Price carries 40 of 200 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
- Goods
- 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
- 22 Jan 2025, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
T/RAF011/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010645- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d570Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- 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- Submission deadline
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 21 May 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published21 Mar 2025, 12:19 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Mar 2025, 12:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freemelt ABSME | £599,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Additive Manufacturing Machine · Freemelt ABSME
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2025
- Value
- £599,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Freemelt ABAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria