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Procurement Notice Details

Miscellaneous manufactured and other goods [the manufacture and supply of j plates]
Didcot, UK

03/07/2008 S127 European Communities – Supply contracts – Open procedure

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* II.
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* VI.

UK-Didcot: miscellaneous manufactured and other goods

2008/S 127-168877

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

UKAEA, The Manor Court, Chilton, Contact: Contracts Manager, Attn: Janice McPhail, UK-Didcot OX11 0RN. Tel. 012 35 46 67 37. E-mail: janice.mcphail@ukaea.org.uk. Fax 012 35 46 66 48.

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.ukaea.org.uk.

Further information can be obtained at: UKAEA, Culham Science Centre, Contact: Contracts Manager, Attn: Janice McPhail, UK-Abingdon OX14 3DB. Tel. 012 35 46 67 37. E-mail: janice.mcphail@ukaea.org.uk. Fax 012 35 46 66 48. URL: www.ukaea.org.uk.

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: UKAEA, Culham Science Centre, Contact: Contracts Manager, Attn: Janice McPhail, UK-Abingdon OX14 3DB. Tel. 012 35 46 67 37. E-mail: janice.mcphail@ukaea.org.uk. Fax 012 35 46 66 48. URL: www.ukaea.org.uk.

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: UKAEA, Culham Science Centre, Contact: Contracts Manager, Attn: Janice McPhail, UK-Abingdon OX14 3DB. Tel. 012 35 46 67 37. E-mail: janice.mcphail@ukaea.org.uk. Fax 012 35 46 66 48. URL: www.ukaea.org.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Other: Fusion Research.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
The Manufacture and Supply of J Plates.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Abingdon, Oxon.

NUTS code: UK .
II.1.3) The notice involves:
A public contract.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
UKAEA operates JET, which forms part of the European Fusion Programme with the aim of confining and studying the behaviour of a plasma in conditions and dimensions approaching those required in a fusion reactor.
Additional heating for the plasma is, in part, provided by beams of high energy neutral atoms, either hydrogen or deuterium, which are injected into the plasma along a beam line. These atoms start as positive ions and are converted to neutral particles inside a neutraliser. The neutralisation is only partly efficient, and the ionic fraction of the beam has to be deflected by means of magnets into ion dumps. The J plate is one of the components making up an ion dump that intercepts the deflected ions and provide shielding for down stream components.
The requirement is for approximately 14 J plates and assorted support brackets and piping.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

36600000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots:
No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:
Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
The J Plates comprise a matrix of gun drilled 10 mm diameter cooling channels in a 30mm thick CuCrZr plate. The J Plate is subsequently formed rolled through a 90 degree angle at a radius of 200mm to form a quadrant in cross section. Twisted tapes are inserted into the cooling channels, secured into a slot and welded to position. Any open apertures are to be sealed and two stainless stub pipes provide water inlet and outlet. Support brackets and associated pipe work made of Stainless Steel, complete the J Plate assembly.
All CuCrZr to CuCrZr welds are Electron Beam welds while CuCrZr to Stainless Steel welds are Electron Beam welds through a Nickel transition.
Each plate will occupy a minimum volume of 0.02m3 and weigh about 30kgs. General dimensions are 243mm x 260mm x 330mm. Welding of the plate assembly will require an EB process capable of a depth to width ratio equal or better than 6:1. Heat treatment of CuCrZr precipitation hardening after machining will require a vacuum oven capable of achieving a cooling rate of 1400 degrees C/hour from a maximum uniform temperature of 475 degrees C..
The scope of work for production of J Plates includes but is not limited to.
Determination of manufacture and assembly sequences and control specifications.
The production of the manufacturing drawings.
Manufacture of all jigs and fixtures.
Procurement of necessary materials, items and equipment.
Manufacture and machining of all J plate components to final dimensions.
Qualification of processes such as EB welding, forming, heat treatment of CuCrZr.
Dimensional inspection of all J plate components.
Cleaning and testing of all J plate components including, material properties, proofing of welds, pressure testing, hot helium leak testing.
UKAEA wish to purchase one lot comprising 14 J Plates and associated components.
II.2.2) Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: UKAEA wish to purchase one lot comprising 14 J Plates and associated components, with the option to purchase additional J Plates if required as a result of operational emergencies.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 7 (from the award of the contract).

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Tenders are to be priced in Sterling and payment will only be made in Sterling.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability required.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Regulations 23 - 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The tender documents will provide details.
III.2.3) Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The tender documents will provide details.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts:
No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:
No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
T/JEM026/08.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

Prior information notice

Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 73-097986 of 15.4.2008.

Other previous publications

Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 67-090501 of 5.4.2008.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
30.7.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Duration in month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
All documents must be in English or with an English translation.
All documents to be priced in Sterling and all payments made in Sterling.
The Contracting Authority (or UKAEA) reserves the right not to award a contract.
The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.
The contract shall be considered as a contract made in England and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the provisions of English Law.
UKAEA reserve the right to annul the tendering process and not award a contract.
UKAEA work within strict safety guidelines and you will be required to specify and justify any proposals to subcontract.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

Body responsible for mediation procedures:
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: UKAEA 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 contracting 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 has to be provided 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 2006 no 5, which apply to England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 no 1, which apply to Scotland, 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 sheriff court, the Court of Session, (Scotland) or in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months) Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
1.7.2008.



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