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Published 12 Mar 2021, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cost Modelling STEP · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£230,000exc. VAT57% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2021awarded 3 Aug 2021
Awarded to CALC4XL GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UKAEA cost Management Team requires a cost modelling software solution, associated platform support and training. The team requires an initial 4 licences but may increase this number during the life of the contract.

The contract will be in place for a maximum of five years 3+1+1 = 5 years

  • Recurrence: Three years if no extension taken

CPV: Analytical or scientific software package · Financial analysis and accounting software package · Financial analysis software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The UKAEA cost management team currently consists of 4 cost engineersAwardedRenewalPublished value£230,000

The UKAEA cost management team currently consists of 4 cost engineers. The function is responsible for costing the STEP prototype and commercial fusion reactors. Costing to date has been at top-down level and the aim is to transition to detailed bottom-up costing on sub-systems where the design reaches sufficient level of maturity. Therefore, in the next 2 years, the fusion reactor costing will consist of both top-down and bottom-up costing. Also, on suitable sub-systems and components, value engineering activities are planned. A bespoke in-house solution is being used for the top-down model and a commercial external solution is being sought for the next steps of cost modelling that need to scale from the existing top-down to a full bottom-up cost model of the STEP prototype reactor as well as extrapolate to commercial fusion reactors. Additional information: The solution must have flexibility to increase the number of users throughout the life of the contract.

Delivery: UK · Culham, Oxfordshire
Extensions: 3+1+1 = 5 years · 3+1=1= 5 YearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes · Three years if no extension taken
First published
12 Mar 2021, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
3 Aug 2021, 11:38 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
Cost Model
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018568
Classification (CPV)
Analytical or scientific software packageFinancial analysis and accounting software packageFinancial analysis software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b6c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Review and risk notes
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).

Publisher note: This is an award notice only not a call to competition.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Apr 2021 → 3 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2021, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Jul 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    3 Aug 2021, 11:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Aug 2021, 11:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £99,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CALC4XL GmbHSME£99,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cost Modelling STEP · CALC4XL GmbHSME

    Signed
    3 Aug 2021
    Value
    £99,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UK, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CALC4XL GmbHAwarded supplier Kaethnerort 1, Hamburg, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria