Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-1308 DUNE APA Printed Circuit Boards
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrinted Circuit Boards (PCBs) are needed to construct charge readout anode plane assemblies (APAs) for
the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment based at Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. Each
of these PCBs are required to operate reliably in (Liquid Argon) LAr over many years (20 years) so Quality
Assurance is a critical element to this project. A key requirement for these PCBs are the mechanical tolerances. As
described below, board thickness must be maintained to ±5%, and machining of features on the board is required to a
high tolerance.
CPV: Printed circuits
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The requirement is for the fabrication of 45,583 PCBsAwardedPublished value£950,000
The requirement is for the fabrication of 45,583 PCBs.
The main specifications are:
a)Thickness of each board must not exceed +/-5% of the total thickness specified in the drawings.
b)Tolerances for Depth milling, Edge milling, Counterbore holes and Countersink holes are critical and should be
adhered to. A critical aspect for the milling is that tongues on the edges of some boards must be controlled to a
tolerance of ±0.1 mm.
c) A summary of the tolerances that must be achieved are as follows:
•Board thickness: +/- 5%
•Tongue dimensions: +/- 0.1mm
•Glue grooves: +/-0.2mm
•Board positioning holes: +/- 0.15mm
•All other board features: +/- 0.4mm
d)The first 75 APA’s worth of boards are to be delivered in batches within a period of 32 months from contract award
with the option for a further 75 APA’s worth of boards at a later stage.
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)
- Approach and Methodology: 20%
- Project Plan: 15%
- Quality Assurance: 10%
- Quality Control: 15%
- Capability to Deliver: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Approach and Methodology: 20
- Project Plan: 15
- Quality Assurance: 10
- Quality Control: 15
- Capability to Deliver: 10
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-1308- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001216- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bf2fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=657424909 GO Reference: GO-2022114-PRO-19501221
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Sept 2021 → 14 Jan 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected6 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Nov 2021- Published value updated to £950,0009 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMTwas £700,000
- Status changed to active9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
- Deadline published: 14 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merlin Circuit Technology LtdSMEDUNE APA Printed Circuit Boards | £1,315,512 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DUNE APA Printed Circuit Boards · Merlin Circuit Technology LtdSME
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2022
- Value
- £1,315,512
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview bodyBody governed by public lawResearch and Innovation
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Merlin Circuit Technology LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria