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Published 18 Dec 2024, 09:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of a Non-Destructive Assay System (NDA 34 Replacement)

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000≈ £150k / year
Submissions closed 31 Jan 2025awarded 3 Mar 2025
Awarded to Mirion Technologies (CANBERRA UK) Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 16 Mar 2030 · starts 17 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of a Non-Destructive Assay System

CPV: Apparatus for measuring radiation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A Contract has been awarded by NRS Dounreay as a result of an Open Procedure, for the…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£750,000

A Contract has been awarded by NRS Dounreay as a result of an Open Procedure, for the procurement of a Non-Destructive Assay System to support decommissioning in the Fuel Cycle Area

Contract period: 17 Mar 2025 – 16 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Dounreay
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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Envelope: 70%
  • price: 20%
  • Social Value Envelope: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Envelope: 70
  • Social Value Envelope: 10
  • Price: 20
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
18 Dec 2024, 09:29 GMT
Last source update
6 Mar 2025, 14:56 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008223
Classification (CPV)
Apparatus for measuring radiation
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM61)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

31 Jan 2025 → 17 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    31 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 14:56 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    17 Mar 2025

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Mar 2025, 14:56 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mirion Technologies (CANBERRA UK) Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids2—£329,159 – £952,294

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning 02264251 D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 7TZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts Of JusticeReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria