Contract

UKRI-3669 PIP-II High Power Couplers

  • UK Research & Innovation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-009362

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044bad

Published 22 March 2024, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House,, North Star Avenue, Harwell

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Email

commercial@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 1793442000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK14 - Swindon

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ukri.org

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research and innovation


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

UKRI-3669 PIP-II High Power Couplers

Reference number

PIP-II High Power Couplers

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 31643100 - Linear accelerators

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

This procurement covers the manufacturing, treatment, testing and documentation of 20 high- power couplers for 650 MHz cryomodules for the high-β section of the proton LINAC for the Proton Improvement Plan II (PIP-II)

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: 1,904,900 USD

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD61 - Warrington
Main site or place of performance

Warrington

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This procurement covers the manufacturing, treatment, testing and documentation of 20 high- power couplers for 650 MHz cryomodules for the high-β section of the proton LINAC for the Proton Improvement Plan II (PIP-II)

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
  • Additional deliveries by the original supplier

Explanation:

On the grounds of disproportionate technical complexity should another supplier be selected. In summary, our overall customer on this project, is procuring identical design of couplers from CPI already, and in doing so has already made or funded suitable qualification tests and tooling. Should another supplier be selected by STFC, it is estimated that much of this development and qualification work would have to be repeated by STFC, equivalent to +10% of the estimated contract value and at an extra 12+ months (extra 100%) on the delivery schedule for first batches of parts.

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

Contract No

UKRI-3669

Title

PIP-II High Power Couplers

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 February 2024

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

Communications and Power Industries LLC

150 Sohier Rd, Beverly,

Massachusetts

01915,

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
National registration number

N/A

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,904,900 USD

Total value of the contract/lot: 1,904,900 USD


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

To view this notice, please click here:

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GO Reference: GO-2024322-PRO-25567786

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research and Innovation

Polaris House,, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Email

commercial@ukri.org

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.ukri.org

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

UK Research and Innovation

Polaris House,, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Email

commercial@ukri.org

Country

United Kingdom