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Procurement Notice Details

Gas cooling systems [the design, manufacture and delivery of a valvebox]
UK

Purchaser: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

18/09/2018 S179 - - Supplies - Contract notice - Open procedure
I.II.III.IV.VI.
United Kingdom-Abingdon: Gas cooling systems

2018/S 179-404924

Contract notice

Supplies

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: Ben Grainger
Telephone: +44 1235465315
E-mail: ben.grainger@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=valvebox.zip
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Other activity: Scientific Research
Section II: Object

II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title:
The Design, Manufacture and Delivery of a Valvebox

Reference number: T/BPG022/18
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
31161200
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)
Short description:
The Authority has a requirement for a new Liquid Helium Valvebox for use within a Cryogenic Forevacuum System.

II.1.5)
Estimated total value
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)
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code: UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
The site is Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DB, England

II.2.4)
Description of the procurement:
The UK Atomic Energy Authority is a non-deparmental government body carryoing out research into the potential of nuclear fusion as a source of energy.

The Authority is responsible for the operation of the JET (Joint European Torus) facilities, via a contract between the European Commission and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. JET is the world's largest magnetic fusion experiment and is still at the forefront of fusion research and is closely involved in testing plasma physics, systems and materials for ITER.

The Authority requires a Liquid Helium Valvebox for use within the Cryoigenic Forevacuum System on JET.

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
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 6
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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: yes
Identification of the project:
Joint European Torus

II.2.14)
Additional information
The duration stated at II.2.7 above is an estimate only.

All documents must be in english or with an english translation.

Prices may be stated in tenderers local currency and the contrtact(s) will be let in the tendered currency.

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserves the right not to award a contract.

The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.

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
List and brief description of conditions:
As detailed in the Invitation to tender documents.

III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As detailed in the Invitation to tender documents.

III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As detailed in the Invitation to tender documents.

III.1.5)
Information about reserved contracts
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)
Contract performance conditions:
As detailed in the Invitation to Tender documents.

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
Open procedure
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
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
IV.2.2)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 15/10/2018
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
Date: 15/10/2018
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Authorised individuals within the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and any person nominated to act on the Authority's behalf.

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
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the propopsed award of contract is communicated to all tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Authority before a contract is entered into.

Applicants have two working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such 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 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) 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 High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

VI.4.4)
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)
Date of dispatch of this notice:
14/09/2018


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