Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Radioactive Waste Management
08920190
Building 329, Thompson Avenue, Harwell
Didcot
OX11 0GD
UK
Contact person: Grant Cawte
Telephone: +44 1925802834
E-mail: grant.cawte@nda.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/radioactive-waste-management
Address of the buyer profile: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/3510
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Nuclear Decommissioning
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Research Support Office
Reference number: RWM167
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
University-based research is an important component in the development of RWM’s knowledge base. There is a strategic need for a collaborative long-term relationship with UK universities, which will deliver improved alignment to RWM’s needs in its university-based work, sustaining and building a multi-disciplinary capability and building the next generation of post-doctoral researchers. The Research Support Office will deliver improved alignment to RWM’s needs in its university-based work, with a stronger delivery focus through a centrally managed approach. The RWM Research Support Office will also improve contextual understanding and potentially enhance advocacy within a respected and influential stakeholder group. It will also enable RWM to capitalise on opportunities to extract economic gearing from UKRI and the universities, driven by the confidence engendered through sustained RWM investment, commitment and collaboration.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
2 498 640.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
5 250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73100000
73110000
73200000
73300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
University-based research is an important component in the development of RWM’s knowledge base. There is a strategic need for a collaborative long-term relationship with UK universities, which will deliver improved alignment to RWM’s needs in its university-based work, sustaining and building a multi-disciplinary capability and building the next generation of post-doctoral researchers. The Research Support Office will deliver improved alignment to RWM’s needs in its university-based work, with a stronger delivery focus through a centrally managed approach. The RWM Research Support Office will also improve contextual understanding and potentially enhance advocacy within a respected and influential stakeholder group. It will also enable RWM to capitalise on opportunities to extract economic gearing from UKRI and the universities, driven by the confidence engendered through sustained RWM investment, commitment and collaboration. By targeting funding to key university research teams RWM will also sustain and build the growth of the next generation of high quality post-doctoral researchers with a rigorous understanding of the scientific basis for geological disposal and the inherent social issues. This cohort will therefore be equipped to support RWM’s growth, as well as the needs of the regulators and our supply chain companies. The Research Support Office will sustain and enhance a multi-disciplinary capability across a number of UK university teams that have a world-class track record in geological disposal science and technology, fostering collaboration and synergies rather than centralising and streamlining capability. Key disciplines include:
— geosciences (geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, engineering geology, structural geology, rock mechanics, geochemical modelling, etc.),
— radiochemistry and contaminant transfer processes, including microbiology,
— materials science (metal corrosion, ceramic and glass formulation and evolution, cement and bentonite t
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Management
/ Weighting: 2 %
Quality criterion: Approach
/ Weighting: 28 %
Quality criterion: Team
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Experience
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Awareness
/ Weighting: 10 %
Quality criterion: Leveraging funding and resources
/ Weighting: 7 %
Quality criterion: Innovation
/ Weighting: 3 %
Price
/ Weighting:
30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
RWM has options to extend the contract for a further five (5) years to 2029. The estimated contract value to 2029 is 5 250 000 GBP subject to all extension periods being exercised and the impact of the CPI indexation which is applied to the annual price.
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
RWM has options to extend the contract for a further five (5) years to 2029. The estimated contract value to 2029 is 5 250 000 GBP subject to all extension periods being exercised and the impact of the CPI indexation which is applied to the annual price.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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:
2019/S 120-294457
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Research Support Office
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Manchester
RC100797
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Dalton Nuclear Institute
Manchester
M14 9PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1612757541
E-mail: katherine.morris@manchester.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Sheffield
RC000667
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
UK
Telephone: +44 1142221450
E-mail: research.eds@sheffield.ac.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
2 498 640.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
5 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
RWM has options to extend the contract for a further five (5) years to 2029. The estimated contract value to 2029 is 5 250 000 GBP subject to all extension periods being exercised and the impact of the CPI indexation which is applied to the annual price.
The NUTS code of UKJ14 has been used as the place of performance of the services however it is envisaged that the awarded contractors will undertake the day to day management of the performance of the services from their respective locations in Manchester and Sheffield.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Radioactive Waste Management Ltd
Building 329, Thompson Avenue, Harwell Campus
Didcot
OX11 0GD
UK
Telephone: +44 1925802834
E-mail: grant.cawte@nda.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.justice.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I) above and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contracting authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Radioactive Waste Management Ltd
Didcot
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/11/2019