Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Radiometric Hardware and Software Systems and Associated Services
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDeliver ongoing service and maintenance (and routine breakdown maintenance) work for Ultra Radiometric Hardware and Software Systems and associated services covering, but not limited to, the following
- Offsite and onsite repair, maintenance and overhaul of radiometric and environmental monitoring/sampling systems and other specialist equipment, including Lab-Impex and Berthold products and systems. This equipment is typically used at Sellafield for the measurement and quantification of radiation and contamination (including environmental, stack and building ventilation systems).
- This scope covers, but is not limited to technical support, aging and obsolescence (A&O) support and the provision of spares and associated services, including training.
CPV: Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract was awarded to the supplier (Ultra) to maintain an ongoing maintenance…Awarded
The contract was awarded to the supplier (Ultra) to maintain an ongoing maintenance service for Ultra's specific radiometric equipment covering the provision of hardware and software components, service and support, specialist maintenance, breakdown visits and return of base items of equipment for repair.
The supplier also retain the intellectual property rights (IPR) including copyright and patents for the COTS EMS and RPI systems and items, bespoke hardware and software.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Oct 2022, 15:33 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2022, 15:33 BST
- Authority reference
4610002786- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030549- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037d5bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The service provider retains the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for items and would restrict the ability of another economic operator to provide the works/ supplies with justification for the making of a direct award on the grounds of Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) PCR (the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights), subject to accompanying legal advice. Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) PCR (competition is absent for technical reasons) also applies.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Maintenance of Radiometric Hardware and Software Systems and Associated Services
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- £2,653,455
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Ultra Electronics Limited, trading as Ultra EnergyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.