Official UK procurement notice
STEP - DCO Management Services
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKAEA STEP programme is looking to appoint a specialist DCO consultant to lead the DCO application process on behalf of the UKAEA, from preparation of the initial consultations starting in Q3 2024 right through the DCO award in 2029 (subject to future schedule revisions).
CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Environmental engineering consultancy services · Environmental planning · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Site-development work · Urban environmental development planning
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£8,500,000
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 (3)
- Quali: 55%
- price: 35%
- social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quali: 55
- social value: 10
- Price: 35
- Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Jun 2024, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2024, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Jul 2024 – …
- Authority reference
T-KK037-24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029117- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f83Find 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).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
15 Jul 2024 → 11 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published11 Sept 2024, 14:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2024, 14:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quod LimitedSME | £8,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
STEP - DCO Management Services · Quod LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2024
- Value
- £8,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 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- Quod LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria