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Published 12 Oct 2022, 11:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Soft Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2022awarded 10 Mar 2023
Awarded to Wilson James Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (“the Authority’s”) is looking to procure soft services at two operational sites:

Fusion Technology Facility, Unit 2a Lanchester Way, Advanced Manufacturing Park Catcliffe, Rotherham, S60 5FX and Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB.

The Contract requirement at Culham is for 24/7 Security Guarding, Incident Response, Reception Services, Post, Receipts and Despatch under the banner of “Soft Services

The contract requirement at Rotherham is for 24 hour manned guarding

The contract term will be 3 years plus an option to extend for a further two years

Please note a visit to the Culham site is recommended on the date in 1. ITT Document. This will be the 18 October 2022.

CPV: Patrol services · Post and courier services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 3+ 2 further yearsVariant 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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Refer to ITT: 65%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Refer to ITT: 65
  • Price: 35
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

    Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
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
Yes
First published
12 Oct 2022, 11:52 BST
Last source update
2 May 2023, 10:54 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
T/GW/164/22
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012461
Classification (CPV)
Patrol servicesPost and courier servicesSecurity services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0374ff Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Review and risk notes
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).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Nov 2022 → 2 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    18 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    2 May 2023, 10:54 BST

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 May 2023, 10:54 BST
Published amendments (3)

Return date extended to 22nd November mid-day.

The return date has been extended to mid-day of the 29th.

Extended to 5/12/22 a mid-day.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-11: 1 release · 14 Nov 2022
  • 2022-10: 1 release · 12 Oct 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wilson James Ltd.£8,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UK, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Abingdon

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wilson James LtdAwarded supplier 9 Well Court, London, UK, EC4M 9DNContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.