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Published 22 Feb 2023, 19:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKAEA - RAICo - Laser Ablation Prototype Tool - Design & Supply

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT · 1 value update0.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Apr 2024awarded 9 May 2024
Awarded to Woodrow Scientific Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Project aims to deliver an automated robot cell that can demonstrate the use of laser ablation technology integrated with 3D geometry recognition and path planning technology to laser ablate / clean small parts of differing geometry. It follows on from the Prior Information Notice published on Find a Tender Service (2023/S 000-005370).

CPV: Decontamination equipment · Industrial lasers · Industrial machinery · Industrial process control equipment · Industrial robots · Lasers · Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres

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
Quality: 80%Price: 10%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Previous Experience in Robotic Applications and Machine Design.: 10%
  • Previous Experience in 3D Geometry Recognition and Path Planning.: 15%
  • Previous Experience in Laser Ablation or Applicable Laser Processes: 15%
  • Concept & Technical Methodology: 25%
  • Project Planning, Reporting & Delivery: 10%
  • Delivery: 5%
  • price: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Previous Experience in Robotic Applications and Machine Design.: 10
  • Previous Experience in 3D Geometry Recognition and Path Planning.: 15
  • Previous Experience in Laser Ablation or Applicable Laser Processes: 15
  • Concept & Technical Methodology: 25
  • Project Planning, Reporting & Delivery: 10
  • Social Value: 10
  • Delivery: 5
  • Price: 10
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.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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 Feb 2023, 19:24 GMT
Last source update
10 Jun 2024, 16:49 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
T-PJP006-24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017920
Classification (CPV)
Decontamination equipmentIndustrial lasersIndustrial machineryIndustrial process control equipmentIndustrial robotsLasersMachine tools operated by laser and machining centres
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a7a6 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
2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jun 2023 → 2 Jul 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    26 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Jun 2024, 16:49 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    2 Jul 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2024
  1. Published value published: £250,000
    27 Feb 2024, 12:18 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Feb 2024, 12:18 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    27 Feb 2024, 12:18 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 2 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
    27 Feb 2024, 12:18 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    27 Feb 2024, 12:18 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    10 Jun 2024, 16:49 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Date2.2 · IV2 Apr 20249 Apr 2024+7 d
—Date2.6 · IV9 Jul 202416 Jul 2024+7 d
—Date2.7 · IV2 Apr 20249 Apr 2024+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-02: 1 release · 22 Feb 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £249,8011 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 9 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Woodrow Scientific LimitedSME£249,801 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • UKAEA - RAICo - Laser Ablation Prototype Tool - Design & Supply · Woodrow Scientific LimitedSME

    Signed
    9 May 2024
    Value
    £249,801
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, 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
  • Woodrow Scientific LimitedAwarded supplier08060443 4 Benham Road, Southampton, South East, SO167QJContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.