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Published 13 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Electron Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder)

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£450,000exc. VAT · 1 value update1.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Apr 2023awarded 16 Jun 2023
Awarded to Specnow Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKAEA is looking to procure an Electron-Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder) for the United Kingdom’s Atomic Energy Authority’s Special Techniques Group (UKAEA-STG).

The EBW3 welder will be housed at UKAEA’s premises in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK. It is intended to replace an existing machine which is very old and cannot provide the level of data capture required for UKAEA to meet internal and external customer requirements, especially for weld qualification work.

UKAEA is looking for a supplier than can deliver a machine that meets UKAEA’s requirements, and install and commission it at UKAEA’s Culham site.

CPV: Welding equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£450,000
Delivery: UK, South East · Culham
Variant 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: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Is your proposed machine able to handle the range of work defined in the specification?: 10%
  • Is your proposed machine able to measure and record the data listed in the specification?: 15%
  • Are you able to comply with the documentation and installation requirements?: 15%
  • Are you able to comply with the physical and operational requirements?: 5%
  • What timescales are you able to deliver, install and commission the proposed machine within?: 15%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Is your proposed machine able to handle the range of work defined in the specification?: 10
  • Is your proposed machine able to measure and record the data listed in the specification?: 15
  • Are you able to comply with the documentation and installation requirements?: 15
  • Are you able to comply with the physical and operational requirements?: 5
  • What timescales are you able to deliver, install and commission the proposed machine within?: 15
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation3
  • 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

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
13 Dec 2022, 17:09 GMT
Last source update
21 Jun 2023, 17:24 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
T/CMK187/22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017718
Classification (CPV)
Welding equipment
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038d2a 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).

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
3 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Apr 2023 → 21 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    20 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    21 Jun 2023, 17:24 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2023
  1. Published value updated to £450,000
    2 Mar 2023, 16:39 GMT
    was £500,000
  2. Status changed to active
    2 Mar 2023, 16:39 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    2 Mar 2023, 16:39 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 3 Apr 2023, 17:00 BST
    2 Mar 2023, 16:39 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    21 Jun 2023, 17:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £442,7501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Specnow LtdSME£442,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Electron Beam Welder (EBW3 Welder) · Specnow LtdSME

    Signed
    16 Jun 2023
    Value
    £442,750
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

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
  • Specnow LtdAwarded supplier Cambridgeshire, East of England, PE28 3QF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.