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Published 14 Oct 2024, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Type 1 Adaptor Plates

Official notice

Authority: International Nuclear Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£900,000≈ £831k / year
Submissions closed 14 Nov 2024awarded 13 May 2025
Awarded to Oldham Engineering Limited
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 1 Jun 2026 · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement for the provision of type 1 Adaptor Plates.

CPV: Fabrication work · Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items · Onshore fabrication work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) is seeking to procure 8 adapter plates for safe…Awarded 1 yr 1 moPublished value£900,000

Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) is seeking to procure 8 adapter plates for safe transport of nuclear packages using its Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) fleet of ships. The adapter plates have been progressed to a detailed design and are ready to go to full fabrication. The full process is anticipated to take 12 months and will be delivered in 2 tranches.

Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)
Delivery: UK
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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Learning From Experience: 5%
  • Schedule of Activities: 22%
  • Production Activities: 16%
  • Precision Manufacturing: 16%
  • High Consequence Industry Experience: 16%
  • HSEQ: 5%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Learning From Experience: 5
  • Schedule of Activities: 22
  • Production Activities: 16
  • Precision Manufacturing: 16
  • High Consequence Industry Experience: 16
  • HSEQ: 5
  • 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
Works
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Oct 2024, 16:15 BST
Last source update
13 May 2025, 14:44 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020890
Classification (CPV)
Fabrication workMiscellaneous fabricated products and related itemsOnshore fabrication work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

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Submission deadline
14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2024 → 13 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    13 May 2025, 14:44 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 May 2025, 14:44 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 May 2025, 14:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oldham Engineering LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad3—£861,788 – £861,788

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

International Nuclear Services Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear transport 01144352 · 1144352 Hinton House, Risley, Warrington, UK, WA3 6GRContact name, 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