Official UK procurement notice
Glovebox Capability · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA single supplier contract for the National Nuclear Laboratory to support the design, manufacture, testing, training and installation of a series of interconnected Gloveboxes.
CPV: Engineering design services · Engineering services · Engineering support services · Engineering works and construction works · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Installation services of mechanical equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Mechanical engineering services · Miscellaneous engineering services · Plant engineering design services · Workshop equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000
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 (17)
- Design Capability: 6%
- Design Proposal: 6%
- Manufacturing Capability: 4.5%
- Manufacturing Resource: 4.5%
- Installation Capability: 3.5%
- Installation Method Statements: 3.5%
- Programme: 4%
- Project Delivery: 4%
- Compliance to Contract Quality Requirements: 2.7%
- Quality Plans: 6.3%
- Safety: 5%
- Resourcing: 5%
- Target Price: 15%
- Cashflow: 5%
- Ratecard: 5%
- Terms and Conditions: 5%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (17)
- Design Capability: 6
- Design Proposal: 6
- Manufacturing Capability: 4.5
- Manufacturing Resource: 4.5
- Installation Capability: 3.5
- Installation Method Statements: 3.5
- Programme: 4
- Project Delivery: 4
- Compliance to Contract Quality Requirements: 2.7
- Quality Plans: 6.3
- Safety: 5
- Resourcing: 5
- Social Value: 10
- Target Price: 15
- Cashflow: 5
- Ratecard: 5
- Terms and Conditions: 5
- Price carries 30 of 95 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
- 16 Dec 2022, 14:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2023, 12:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
NNLC419- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036950- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039201Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Jan 2023 → 15 Dec 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts31 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published15 Dec 2023, 12:35 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2023, 12:35 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date · IV.2.2 | 11 Jan 2023 | 6 Feb 2023 | +26 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV2.7 | 11 Jan 2023 | 6 Feb 2023 | +26 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date · IV.2.2 | 6 Feb 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | +21 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date · IV.2.2 | 13 Mar 2023 | 13 Mar 2023 | +0 d |
The deadline submission time has been extended by 2 hours. Deadline is now 15:00hrs on 13th March 2023.
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-01: 1 release · 3 Jan 2023
- 2022-12: 1 release · 16 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquila Nuclear Engineering Limited | £11,014,162 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Glovebox Capability · Aquila Nuclear Engineering Limited
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2023
- Value
- £11,014,162
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- National Nuclear Laboratory LimitedReview body
- The Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aquila Nuclear Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria