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Procurement Notice Details

Fusion equipment [the systems architecture, control system design and integration of a tritium processing plant]
UK

14/07/2018 S134 - - Services - Contract notice - Innovation partnership
I.II.III.IV.VI.
United Kingdom-Abingdon: Fusion equipment

2018/S 134-305918

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)
Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact person: James Phillpott
Telephone: +44 1235466904
E-mail: james.phillpott@ukaea.uk
NUTS code: UKJ14
Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

I.2)
Information about joint procurement
I.3)
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/TenderDocs.aspx?DocName=UKAEA_H3AT_PQQ.zip
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)
Main activity
Other activity: Fusion research
Section II: Object

II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title:
The Systems Architecture, Control System Design and Integration of a Tritium Processing Plant

Reference number: T/JP031/18
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
42664000
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description:
UKAEA invites proposals from suppliers for Systems Integrators. UKAEA is developing a Hydrogen 3 Advanced Technology: H3AT facility. The System Integrator is expected to take responsibility for the integration of the plant design, design of control systems for the integrated plant, integration of the sub-systems for the plant and, for inactive commissioning and handover of the integrated plant together with training of the Client’s operational staff, to be delivered in accordance with the UK Governments “Soft Landings” approach.

II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 3 000 000.00 GBP
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title:
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
38900000
38540000
38970000
42150000
42151000
42152000
42152200
45214630
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code: UK
Main site or place of performance:
The site will at UKAEA, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB, England

II.2.4)
Description of the procurement:
Requirement

UKAEA is developing a Hydrogen 3 Advanced Technology: H3AT facility. The System Integrator is expected to take responsibility for the integration of the plant design, design of control systems for the integrated plant, integration of the sub-systems for the plant and, for inactive commissioning and handover of the integrated plant together with training of the Client’s operational staff, to be delivered in accordance with the UK Governments “Soft Landings” approach.

Background to Requirement

UKAEA is to developing Hydrogen 3 Advanced Technology: H3AT facility, opening in 2021. The heart of the H3AT facility will be a fusion relevant 100g tritium processing loop comprising storage beds, a distribution system, impurity processing system, isotope separation system and systems to detritiate water and air. These will service a flexible suite of enclosures and glove boxes to allow a broad range of tests and experiments. The facility will also contain a dedicated area to develop materials detritiation processes.

The purpose of the H3AT facility is to support development of new technologies for tritium handling and the simulation of operation of tritium plant fusion reactors. The integrated systems design for the scaled tritium processing plant is the basis for the requirement and is the subject of this PQQ and the resulting Invitation to Tender: ITT.

Description of the Procurement Process

The Innovation Partnership process: INP will be established in successive phases aiming at the development and subsequent purchase of services and/or works/supplies to deliver the H3AT facility to agreed performance levels and costs.

This procurement is likely to be a multi-stage event under the INP procedure. The initial element of the process includes awarding multiple concept design contracts to provide proof of concept’s designs proposed. Subsequent to the concept design stage, we will either extend the initial design contracts for further iterations of more detailed designs or will award a Professional Service Contract (PSC) for the System Integrator. This PSC will be for the system’s design at the plant level, system’s integration of the plant including their interfaces and performance, design and supply of the integrated control system for the plant operation.

II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)
Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 3 000 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 14/01/2019
End: 14/01/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options: no
II.2.12)
Information about electronic catalogues
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)
Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)
Conditions for participation
III.1.1)
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.5)
Information about reserved contracts
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)
Information about a particular profession
III.2.2)
Contract performance conditions:
III.2.3)
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Innovation partnership
IV.1.3)
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.4)
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.6)
Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 097-220914
IV.2.2)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 14/08/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English
IV.2.6)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)
Additional information:
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
VI.4.2)
Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
VI.4.4)
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)
Date of dispatch of this notice:
13/07/2018



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