Official UK procurement notice
Cryostat with Superconducting Magnet, Test Sample current Leads and Variable Temperature Insert
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) is differentiated from other fusion tokamaks by the intent to utilise re-mountable joints for its magnet coils to facilitate ease of maintenance and commercial viability.
This requirement is to provide a cryogenic test environment that is a representative of the expected operating environment of STEP and to enable UKAEA to test and develop re-mountable joints, in addition to other components.
UKAEA wishes to appoint a Supplier for the Design, build, supply and installation of Cryostat with Superconducting Magnet, Test Sample current Leads and Variable Temperature Insert This includes:
- Cryostat,
- Integrated superconducting magnet its cryogenic current leads,
- dedicated power supply for magnet,
- The Unit Under Test (UUT) cryogenic current leads and a VTI
This is fully detailed in Appendix 1 - Scope
CPV: Engineering design services · Engineering-design services for industrial process and production · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Industrial machinery · Magnets · Plant engineering design services · Pressure vessels · Steel pressure vessels · Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
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- Suitability
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- Economic & financial standing
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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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Nov 2021, 12:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2021, 12:40 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
T/PJP099/21- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028232- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Performance terms
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- 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
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2021 → 9 Mar 2022 · 5 dates- Notice published11 Nov 2021, 12:40 GMT
- Submission deadline10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts20 Jan 2022
- Bids must remain valid until9 Mar 2022, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
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