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Published 11 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

H3AT - Water Detritiation System

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£3,400,000≈ £1.1m / year
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 6 Jul 2028 · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supply of a WDS equipment package to be supplied at UKAEA’s Culham Campus. The scope of work is expected to be delivered, installed, and commissioned within an estimated duration of 36 months. The scope of the Assemblies includes final process, mechanical and EC&I design, procurement, fabrication, assembly, Factory Acceptance Testing, delivery, and installation at the Culham site, plus Site Acceptance Testing and Integrated Testing. Design – A process design has been produced for the Water Detritiation System and the proposed equipment has been separated into 10 Assemblies as manageable deliverables. The 10 Assemblies consist of process equipment mostly installed within gloveboxes, and one air extracted cabinet. Manufacturing, FAT, Delivery, Installation, SAT, Integrated Testing & Commissioning - The 10 Assemblies require manufacture, assembly within containments and installation.

CPV: Building installation work · Engineering design services · Engineering studies · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Fabrication work · Humidity and moisture measuring instruments · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Installation services of electrical equipment · Installation services of mechanical equipment · Installation services of reservoirs · Installation services of tanks · Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases · +14 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Supply of a WDS equipment package to be supplied into the Hydrogen-3 Advanced… 3 yrsPublished value£3,400,000

The Supply of a WDS equipment package to be supplied into the Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology Facility at UKAEA’s Culham Campus. The scope of work is expected to be delivered, installed, and commissioned within an estimated duration of 36 months. The scope of the Assemblies includes final process, mechanical and EC&I design, procurement, fabrication, assembly, Factory Acceptance Testing, delivery, and installation at the Culham site, plus Site Acceptance Testing and Integrated Testing. Design – A process design has been produced for the Water Detritiation System and the proposed equipment has been separated into 10 Assemblies as manageable deliverables. The 10 Assemblies consist of process equipment mostly installed within gloveboxes, and one air extracted cabinet. Manufacturing, FAT, Delivery, Installation, SAT, Integrated Testing & Commissioning - The 10 Assemblies require manufacture, assembly within containments and installation. This includes (but not limited to): installation of the equipment; agreeing and identifying tie-points for process service and electrical distribution interfaces; agreeing and identifying other process interfaces. The Contractor must undertake Factory Acceptance Testing. The commissioning of the fully integrated subsystems shall be carried out by the UKAEA Operations team with support from the Systems Integrator and The Contractor. During inactive commissioning all operations will be tested, and the plant performance assessed under a wide range of expected operating conditions. The Contractor shall provide, People Rates for assisting with commissioning.

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 6 Jul 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East · Culham Campus, Abingdon
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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

  • Economic & financial standing

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    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
  • Technical & professional ability

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    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted 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 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
Last source update
11 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
Authority reference
T/AW137/22
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-039998
Classification (CPV)
Building installation workEngineering design servicesEngineering studiesEngineering-related scientific and technical servicesFabrication workHumidity and moisture measuring instrumentsInstallation services of electrical and mechanical equipmentInstallation services of electrical equipmentInstallation services of mechanical equipmentInstallation services of reservoirs
+16 moreInstallation services of tanksInstruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c74e 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
10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Dec 2024 → 7 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Dec 2024, 16:46 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.