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Published 22 Mar 2022, 20:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Test Cryostat with Cryocoolers and Vacuum Chamber

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

GoodsOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT · 1 value update18.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022awarded 22 Aug 2022
Awarded to ICEoxford Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this contract is to design, build, supply, install and commission a closed cycle test

cryostat with, UUT cryogenic current leads, cryocoolers and vacuum chamber. It is to be capable of

testing; UUTs comprising superconducting and ‘resistive’ materials such as Copper (Cu), austenitic

steels and Aluminium Alloys

CPV: Engineering design services · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Industrial machinery · Pressure vessels · Steel pressure vessels · Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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
  • Price
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.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Mar 2022, 20:09 GMT
Last source update
22 Aug 2022, 10:42 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
T/CMK/059/22
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-023228
Accelerated
Due to urgency of requirement
Classification (CPV)
Engineering design servicesEngineering-related scientific and technical servicesIndustrial machineryPressure vesselsSteel pressure vesselsTanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032511 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
6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jun 2022 → 23 Aug 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    23 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Aug 2022, 10:42 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Aug 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 May 2022
  1. Published value published: £300,000
    17 May 2022, 16:41 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    17 May 2022, 16:41 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    17 May 2022, 16:41 BST
  4. Deadline published: 6 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
    17 May 2022, 16:41 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2022, 10:42 BST
Published amendments (1)

Tender deadline extended due to popular request, new deadline now is 15th June 2022 at 17.00

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-03: 1 release · 22 Mar 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £355,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ICEoxford LimitedSME£355,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Test Cryostat with Cryocoolers and Vacuum Chamber · ICEoxford LimitedSME

    Signed
    22 Aug 2022
    Value
    £355,500
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

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
  • ICEoxford LimitedAwarded supplier846 4934 90 ICEoxford Ltd., Witney, UK, OX28 4BNContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.