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Published 23 Dec 2022, 12:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

HyDUS Electrolyser · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£294,000exc. VAT · 1 value update16.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Oct 2023awarded 5 Dec 2023
Awarded to Hydrasun Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HyDUS is an energy storage demonstration initiative in which hydrogen will be stored on beds of DU. It is a cross-industry collaboration between EDF, UKAEA, UoB and Urenco, with funding from DESNZ.

This procurement is for the supply of engineering and manufacturing services for an electrolyser for the HyDUS project.

CPV: Electrical equipment and apparatus · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Electricity · Gas generators · Hydrogen

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Price: 20%
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 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
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 Dec 2022, 12:24 GMT
Last source update
26 Jan 2024, 09:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
11 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
T/PJP233/22
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002671
Classification (CPV)
Electrical equipment and apparatusElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingElectricityGas generatorsHydrogen
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03941d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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
11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Feb 2023 → 26 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    24 Feb 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    26 Jan 2024, 09:49 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2023
  1. Published value published: £294,000
    7 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    7 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    7 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  4. Deadline published: 11 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
    7 Sept 2023, 08:51 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2024, 09:49 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateIV11 Oct 202318 Oct 2023+7 d
—DateIV11 Oct 202318 Oct 2023+7 d

Change to closing date for questionnaire responses to 14 Feb 2023

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2023-01: 1 release · 30 Jan 2023
  • 2022-12: 1 release · 23 Dec 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £244,6331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hydrasun LimitedSubcontracting: Fuel Cell component supply£244,633 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • HyDUS Electrolyser · Hydrasun Limited

    Signed
    5 Dec 2023
    Value
    £244,633
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, 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
  • Hydrasun LimitedAwarded supplierSC059688 Gateway Business Park, Moss Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB12 3GQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.