Planning

AWE 1831 - Pre-market engagement for AWE supply of salt blocks

  • AWE

F16: Prior information notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004783

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03a635

Published 16 February 2023, 2:27pm

Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

AWE

Aldermaston

Reading

RG7 4PR

For the attention of

Supply Chain Management

Email(s)

aweprocurement@awe.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Further information

Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)

Section two: Object

two.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

AWE 1831 - Pre-market engagement for AWE supply of salt blocks

two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies

NUTS code

  • UK - United Kingdom

two.3) Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: Yes

two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services

** This notice is for pre-market engagement only and is not a call for competition **

AWE proposes to source a multi-lot framework agreement for casted salt blocks. The intention is to award for an initial 4 year period with an option to extend.

Frameworks are to be awarded against the following lots:

• Lot 1 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)

• Lot 2 – Tapered, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)

• Lot 3 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) - larger

• Lot 4 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) – larger still

Interested parties are invited to respond to this PIN via aweprocurement@awe.co.uk by 03/04/2023. AWE will issue interested parties a confidentiality agreement to complete. Following this, the specification will be disclosed.

Estimated value excluding VAT

£0

Lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 14400000 - Salt and pure sodium chloride

Additional CPV code(s)

  • 14311000 - Natural calcium, aluminium calcium phosphate and crude natural potassium salts
  • 14320000 - Chemical minerals
  • 14770000 - Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium
  • 14774000 - Calcium
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 24312120 - Chlorides

Information about lots

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

Lot No

1

Lot title

Lot 1 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 14400000 - Salt and pure sodium chloride

CPV additional

  • 14311000 - Natural calcium, aluminium calcium phosphate and crude natural potassium salts
  • 14320000 - Chemical minerals
  • 14770000 - Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium
  • 14774000 - Calcium
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 24312120 - Chlorides

3) Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT

£0

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

Lot No

2

Lot title

Lot 2 – Tapered, dry salt blocks (<200ppm water)

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 14400000 - Salt and pure sodium chloride

CPV additional

  • 14311000 - Natural calcium, aluminium calcium phosphate and crude natural potassium salts
  • 14320000 - Chemical minerals
  • 14770000 - Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium
  • 14774000 - Calcium
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 24312120 - Chlorides

3) Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT

£0

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

Lot No

3

Lot title

Lot 3 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) - larger

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 14400000 - Salt and pure sodium chloride

CPV additional

  • 14311000 - Natural calcium, aluminium calcium phosphate and crude natural potassium salts
  • 14320000 - Chemical minerals
  • 14770000 - Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium
  • 14774000 - Calcium
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 24312120 - Chlorides

3) Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT

£0

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

Lot No

4

Lot title

Lot 4 – Cylindrical, dry salt blocks (<200ppm) – larger still

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 14400000 - Salt and pure sodium chloride

CPV additional

  • 14311000 - Natural calcium, aluminium calcium phosphate and crude natural potassium salts
  • 14320000 - Chemical minerals
  • 14770000 - Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium
  • 14774000 - Calcium
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 24312120 - Chlorides

3) Quantity or scope

Estimated value excluding VAT

£0

Section four: Procedure