Official UK procurement notice
Development and Testing of Magnet Insulators
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKAEA STEP is looking for a suitably qualified organisation to undertake a research and development programme of work to prototype and test high-performance composite materials systems for use in STEP’s high temperature superconducting magnets.
CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information. - Technical & professional ability
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Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Services
- 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
- 30 Sept 2024, 11:49 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2024, 12:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
T-CS051-24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041527- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a417Find a Tender
- 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
- 30 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
30 Oct 2024 → 24 Dec 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline30 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened30 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Dec 2024, 12:46 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Dec 2024, 12:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford SigmaSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Development and Testing of Magnet Insulators · Oxford SigmaSME
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKAEA STEP is looking for a suitably qualified organisation to undertake a research… | 5bids | — | — | £274,850 – £2,300,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £274,850 – £2,300,000 |
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- Oxford Sigma LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.