Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell
Oxford
OX11 0QX
Contact
STFC Procurement
Telephone
+44 1235446553
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK14 - Swindon
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKRI-2183 SWIMMR S6: An Updated Space Weather Impact Assessment Study
Reference number
UKRI-2183
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79311400 - Economic research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
RAL Space, within UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Science and Technology Facilities
Council (STFC), wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of SWIMMR S6: An updated space weather impact
assessment study.
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: £234,600
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance
Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Over the last decade, a considerable amount of activity has been devoted to
establishing the technical case behind the study of space weather processes, their prediction and the mitigation of
potential impacts. Notable examples of relevance to the UK include the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2013 report
“Extreme space weather: impacts on engineered systems and infrastructure” (Cannon et al, 2013) and the work of the
Space Environment Impacts Expert Group (SEIEG), which forms part of the advisory mechanism for UK Civil
Contingencies.
A need now exists to build upon and extend the findings reported in Cannon et al (2013), taking account of these
recent technological developments and identifying whether (and how) it might be necessary to broaden the scope of
the currently existing set of economic impact studies.
The objective of the SWIMMR S6 project is to produce a report, building on and extending the 2013 Royal Academy
of Engineering Report by Cannon et al, capturing the current scientific and technical rationale behind UK activities in
space weather.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Method and Approach / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Partners and Peer Review / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Risks and Challenges / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Project Plan and Resources / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 20
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: 2022/S 000-012492
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
UKRI-2183
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 September 2022
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: 1
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
Rheatech Ltd
G.21-25, Building R71,, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory,
Didcot
OX11 0QX
Telephone
+44 1235424221
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number
03838015
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: £250,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £234,600
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=728845290
GO Reference: GO-20221017-PRO-21174041
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
Country
United Kingdom