Official UK procurement notice
Remote Handling Emergency Stop System Software Design
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is leading research in the generation of energy from fusion technology, primarily using the Joint European Torus (JET) vessel located at Culham. The current Remote Handling (RH) Safety System, otherwise known as the Emergency Stop System (EMS), has been in use for many years. The system is due to be upgraded and replaced with a modern, fit for purpose, Performance Level (PL) rated system to enable the Remote Handling (RH) plant to operate well into the future.
CPV: Industrial control software package · Nuclear safety services · Point of sale (POS) software package · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
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 (7)
- Design and Documentation capabilities: 25
- Organisational Experience: 25
- Individual and Team Expertise: 20
- Mobilisation and Key Dates: 20
- Fixed price element: 95
- Rate card: 5
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (7)
- Design and Documentation capabilities: 25%
- Organisational Experience: 25%
- Individual and Team Expertise: 20%
- Mobilisation and Key Dates: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
- Fixed price element: 95%
- Rate card: 5%
- Suitability
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- Economic & financial standing
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Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information. - Technical & professional ability
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- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Services
- 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
- 14 Feb 2022, 17:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2022, 15:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T/CK029/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021643- Accelerated
A PIN was published for 35 days (PIN EU Supply reference:49949) to reduce tender timescales to 15 days in compliance with PCR2015.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0316faFind a Tender
- 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: Non award. Tender has been cancelled due to some technical issues..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 Mar 2022 → 22 Aug 2022 · 5 dates- Next notice expected23 Mar 2022
- Submission deadline20 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened20 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published6 Aug 2022, 15:42 BST
- Bids must remain valid until22 Aug 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2022- Status changed to active28 Mar 2022, 18:24 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Mar 2022, 18:24 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST28 Mar 2022, 18:24 BST
- Status changed to cancelled7 Apr 2022, 13:24 BST
- Status changed to active4 May 2022, 17:41 BST
- Deadline moved to 20 May 2022, 12:00 BST4 May 2022, 17:41 BST+37 days · was 13 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete6 Aug 2022, 15:42 BST
Published amendments (2)
Tender timescale extended due to popular request from bidders.
Tender timescale further extended due to bidders request. The new deadline for the submission of bids is the 17th of June.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2022-05: 1 release · 4 May 2022
- 2022-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2022
- 2022-03: 1 release · 28 Mar 2022
- 2022-02: 1 release · 14 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited | £248,750 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Remote Handling Emergency Stop System Software Design · Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2022
- Value
- £248,750
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.