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Published 13 Mar 2024, 11:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Fasteners for Diamond II Project

Official notice

Authority: DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Apr 2024awarded 24 May 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, Diamond Light Source (DLS) is a leading-edge facility for science, engineering and innovation. Diamond allows researchers from academia and industry to investigate the structure and behaviour of the world around us at the atomic and molecular level.

To continue delivering the world-changing science that Diamond enables, the facility is being upgraded to Diamond-II, a co-ordinated programme of development that combines a major

machine upgrade with new instruments and complementary improvements to optics, detectors, sample environment and delivery capabilities, and computing, as well asintegrated and correlative methods. This will be transformative in speed and spatial resolution and will offer users streamlined access to enhanced instruments for life and physical sciences.

This agreement is for the supply of stainless steel fasteners which will include:- Bolts and screws with different head variants and lengths, Nuts of different types. Washers of different types and Dowel and alignment pins. This list is not exhaustive as other fasteners and related products may be required.

CPV: Fasteners

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract for the supply of fasteners will initially cover a 4-year period with an option to extend for up to a further 3 years.Variant 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: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Standard Delivery: 5%
  • Next Day Delivery: 5%
  • Same Day Delivery: 5%
  • Packing/Recycling: 10%
  • Commercial: 5%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Standard Delivery: 5
  • Next Day Delivery: 5
  • Same Day Delivery: 5
  • Packing/Recycling: 10
  • Commercial: 5
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Supply of Fasteners for Diamond II Project” 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
Goods
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
13 Mar 2024, 11:36 GMT
Last source update
28 May 2024, 10:54 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
DLSPAG0150
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016583
Classification (CPV)
Fasteners
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044809 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST

Timeline

15 Apr 2024 → 28 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    28 May 2024, 10:54 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 May 2024, 10:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 May 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Supply of Fasteners for Diamond-II Project

    Signed
    24 May 2024
    Value
    £0
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Diamond Light Source Ltd

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawScientific Research GB-COH: 4375679 Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, South East, OX11 0EDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Diamond Light SourceReview body Didcot

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.