Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Charlotte Byrne
Telephone
+44 123546
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number
N/A
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Fusion Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
High Value Lab Equipment LAB3123 NW, Lot 5: FESEM Electron Microscope
Reference number
T/CB195/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement, delivery and installation of a high-performance, field emission gun scanning electron microscope (FESEM) to characterise materials of interest for fusion.
Mini competition on framework: High Value Lab Equipment LAB3123 NW, Lot 5
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £483,500
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38511100 - Scanning electron microscopes
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Culham Science Centre
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement, delivery and installation of a high-performance, field emission gun scanning electron microscope (FESEM) to characterise materials of interest for fusion.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Please can you attach details of the proposed technical solutions to the technical specification that has been provided / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Please attach all details of any proposed technical deviations from the Technical Specification that has been provided / Weighting: 2.5
Quality criterion - Name: Please confirm that you can supply a field emission scanning electron microscope and supporting equipment capable of high spatial resolution (less than 5 nm) imaging and please describe how this is / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Please confirm that you can supply detectors for capturing both secondary and backscattered electrons as well as additional detectors / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Please confirm that you can undertake a site survey to determine any need for additional equipment / Weighting: 2.5
Quality criterion - Name: The supplier meets the implementation plan, meeting the final delivery date of Friday 24th March 2023. / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: The supplier provides evidence of added value not detailed in the requirements / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The procurement was a mini competition on an existing framework: High Value Lab Equipment LAB3123 NW, Lot 5
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Title
61557 - T/CB195/22 - High Value Lab Equipment LAB3123 NW, Lot 5: FESEM Electron Microscope
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TESCAN-UK Ltd
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £483,500
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Mini competition on High Value Lab Equipment LAB3123 NW, Lot 5
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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).
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority