Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
Contact
Sarah McCaughey
Telephone
+44 1847803597
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
National registration number
02264251
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Nuclear Decommissioning
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
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: £278,850
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM61 - Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 functional specification is for a hand held gamma imagining detector, that in a single measurement event, is able to map and quantify radionuclides in the area of measurement.
The H3D H420+ detector is the only commercially available system that is able to meet this functional specification, which includes a spectral range of 50keV to 3 meV and a Full Width Half Maximum at 662 keV (Cs-137) better than 0.8%. This functional specification is required for the complex radionuclide ‘fingerprints’ on the Dounreay site.
The technology is patented (ref U.S. Pat No. 7,411,197 and U.S. Pat No. 7,962,155 under licence from the University of Michigan, and U.S. Pat No. 10,032,264 and U.S, Pat No. 10,297,697).
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Southern Scientific Ltd
Scientific House, The Henfield Business Park, Shoreham Road, Henfield
Henfield
BN5 9SL, UK
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
1800317
Internet address
https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £278,850
Total value of the contract/lot: £278,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
Country
United Kingdom