Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited
02264251
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Contact person: Sarah McCaughey
Telephone: +44 1847803597
E-mail: Sarah.McCaughey@dounreay.com
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
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
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
278 850.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The functional specification is for a hand held gamma imagining detector, that in a single measurement event, is able to map and quantify radionuclides in the area of measurement.<br/><br/>The H3D H420+ detector is the only commercially available system that is able to meet this functional specification, which includes a spectral range of 50keV to 3 meV and a Full Width Half Maximum at 662 keV (Cs-137) better than 0.8%. This functional specification is required for the complex radionuclide ‘fingerprints’ on the Dounreay site.<br/><br/>The technology is patented (ref U.S. Pat No. 7,411,197 and U.S. Pat No. 7,962,155 under licence from the University of Michigan, and U.S. Pat No. 10,032,264 and U.S, Pat No. 10,297,697).
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Southern Scientific Ltd
1800317
Scientific House, The Henfield Business Park, Shoreham Road, Henfield
Henfield
BN5 9SL, UK
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.southernscientific.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 278 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: RCJ.DCO@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: RCJ.DCO@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/02/2024