Official UK procurement notice
STEP Tranche 1 Engineering Delivery Partner
Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSTEP have recently completed a key delivery milestone (CML 3.5). A range of options have been considered and down selected to a direction of travel with respect to the STEP Power Plant design. A number of key decisions remain to be made; however a preferred concept is taking shape and is now being developed. The next major milestone is the completion of STEP Tranche 1 and CML 5 by March 31st 2024.
While UKAEA and the STEP programme are fusion technology specialists, we require a collaborative and experienced engineering delivery partner to ensure the successful completion of Tranche 1 and CML
CPV: Development consultancy services · Experimental development services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research consultancy services · Research services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 8 mo from 29 Jul 2022
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Engineering Delivery Partner services for Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production…AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,500,000
Engineering Delivery Partner services for Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) Programme Tranche 1 to provide critical industry expertise to the STEP programme and to enhance and support the existing STEP engineering team.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75
- Price: 25
- Suitability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Minimum: Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “STEP Tranche 1 Engineering Delivery Partner” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
- 24 Feb 2022, 13:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2024, 16:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Apr 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T-SP119-21- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011688- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031ab4Find 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
- 7 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2022 → 10 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts29 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Apr 2024, 16:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2022, 14:12 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateITT Part 1 | 7 Apr 2022 | 21 Apr 2022 | +14 d |
Please note this tender has now been granted an extension to the deadline. The revised deadline for bid submissions is Thursday 21st April 14:00 hours.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-02: 1 release · 24 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
STEP Tranche 1 Engineering Delivery Partner
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2022
- Value
- £7,500,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Contract 011688-2024-T-SP119-21-1
- Signed
- 29 Jul 2022
- Value
- £11,250,000
- Period
- 29 Jul 2022 – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
- Change • Extending the framework by an additional 12 months as per the optional extension term outlined in the contract, bringing the framework end date to 31st March 2025 • Increase the value of the framework without altering the scope, as permitted by reg.72 of Public Contract Regulations 2015. This will bring the total value of the EDP framework to £11,250,000., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Need for additional services to be provided under the same contract - continuation of service to provide critical industry expertise to the STEP programme and to enhance and support the existing STEP engineering team.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Atkins LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria