Awarded contract

A Pressure Assembly Fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for MAST-U

  • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-001283

Published 15 January 2024, 2:19pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

Contact

Robert Franklin

Email

robert.franklin@ukaea.uk

Telephone

+44 1235466915

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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

A Pressure Assembly Fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for MAST-U

Reference number

T/RAF070/23

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 44615100 - Steel pressure vessels

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for a Pressure Assembly fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for its MAST-U experiment.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 24111300 - Helium
  • 24111800 - Liquid nitrogen
  • 42122450 - Vacuum pumps
  • 44164200 - Tubing
  • 45255400 - Fabrication work

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for a Pressure Assembly fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for its MAST-U experiment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: 1. ISO 9001 or equivalent accreditation / Weighting: 5%

Quality criterion - Name: 2. Specification Compliance / Weighting: Pass / Fail

Quality criterion - Name: 3. Technical Slution and Manufacturing Capability / Weighting: 35%

Quality criterion - Name: 4. Welding Documentation / Weighting: 10%

Quality criterion - Name: 5. Programme / Weighting: 25%

Quality criterion - Name: 6. Social Value / Weighting: 10%

Cost criterion - Name: Total of the Prices / Weighting: 15%

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

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-025163


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected


Section six. Complementary information

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