Official UK procurement notice
STEP FUEL CYCLE - TRITIUM ENGINEERING
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKAEA are looking to procure the services of select suppliers to provide knowledge of tritium and tritium engineering under a new Tritium Framework. This framework is being issued by the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) to support the project’s work towards a concept design in 2024.
CPV: Design and execution of research and development · Development consultancy services · Engineering studies · Research and development consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 8 bids received · 7 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (4)
- Nominated staff experience / expertise: 40%
- Corporate experience / expertise: 30%
- price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Nominated staff experience / expertise: 40%
- Corporate experience / expertise: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price: 20%
- 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.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “STEP FUEL CYCLE - TRITIUM ENGINEERING” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Apr 2021, 14:06 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2022, 11:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
T/RB016/21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012463- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a660Find 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- Appointment period ends
- 17 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 May 2021, 15:00 BST
Timeline
17 May 2021 → 13 May 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened17 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Notice published13 May 2022, 11:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 May 2022, 11:56 BST
Published amendments (1)
Extension to the response deadline for bids is now 1st June 2021 11AM GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
STEP FUEL CYCLE - TRITIUM ENGINEERING
- Signed
- 9 Aug 2021
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Atkins LimitedFramework contractor
- Frazer – Nash Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
- IDOM UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Jacobs UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Kinectrics UK LimitedFramework contractor
- Kyoto Fusioneering LtdFramework contractor
- Nuvia LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.