Official UK procurement notice
Pressure Assembly Fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for MAST-U
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA Pressure Assembly Fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum.
CPV: Fabrication work · Helium · Liquid nitrogen · Steel pressure vessels · Tubing · Vacuum pumps
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for the Manufacture and Supply of a…AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for the Manufacture and Supply of a Pressure Assembly Fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for MAST-U.
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 (8)
- Quality - Overall Score (made up of 7 areas detailed): 70
- 1. Quality Assurance: 5
- 3. Manufacturing and Testing Capability: 45
- 4. Welding Documentation: 10
- 5. Programme and Contract Management: 25
- Total of the Prices: 30
- 6. Social Value - Increase Supply Chain Resilience and Cap[acity: 7.5
- 7. Social Value - Equal Opportinity: 7.5
Published award criteria (9)
- Quality - Overall Score (made up of 7 areas detailed): 70%
- 1. Quality Assurance: 5%
- 2. Technical Hurdle: Pass/Fail
- 3. Manufacturing and Testing Capability: 45%
- 4. Welding Documentation: 10%
- 5. Programme and Contract Management: 25%
- 6. Social Value - Increase Supply Chain Resilience and Cap[acity: 7.5%
- 7. Social Value - Equal Opportinity: 7.5%
- Total of the Prices: 30%
- Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Price carries 30 of 200 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 5 Dec 2024, 15:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
T/RAF188/24- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036939- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
- Performance terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- 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).
Publisher note: The contract value includes exercise of the option.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Feb 2025 → 2 Jul 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until7 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published2 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2025- Status changed to active4 Feb 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Feb 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT4 Feb 2025, 13:46 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INOX India Limited | £435,624 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Pressure Assembly Fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for MAST-U · INOX India Limited
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2025
- Value
- £435,624
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INOX India LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria