Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
Contact person: Rachel Rose
Telephone: +44 1793867730
E-mail: majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uksbs.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public Sector Procurement
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK SBS PR17034 MicroCarb Platform and Satellite AIT
Reference number: UK SBS PR17034
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71632200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The UK Space Agency has a requirement for a Supplier to perform the Assembly, Integration and testing (AIT) for the MICROCARB platform and Satellite.
The activities required include:
- The preparation of integration activities (analysis of integration and testing sequence, identification of means necessary for implementation, procurement of electrical ground support equipment, drafting of documentation, installation of the management system and the information dissemination resources).
- The performance of the assembly integration and testing activities at platform and satellite levels.
- The performance of activities in the frame of the satellite launch campaign.
These activities will take place at the premises of the service provider, in the premises of the environment test contract-holder and on the launch site.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 083 333.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71632200
32534000
45223800
71630000
71632000
72254100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Space Agency has a requirement for a supplier to perform the Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) for the MICROCARB platform and Satellite.
The activities required include:
- The preparation of integration activities (analysis of integration and testing sequence, identification of means necessary for implementation, procurement of electrical ground support equipment, drafting of documentation, installation of the management system and the information dissemination resources).
- The performance of the assembly integration and testing activities at platform and satellite levels.
- The performance of activities in the frame of the satellite launch campaign.
These activities will take place at the premises of the service provider, in the premises of the environment test contract-holder and on the launch site.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UKSBS PR17034
Title: MicroCarb AIT
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thales Alenia Space UK Limited
8647225
350 Longwater Avenue
Reading
RG2 6GF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 4 083 333.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts).
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service’s e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris by
Following the link ‘Supplier eSourcing Registration’. Please note that to register, Bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register.
Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/becomea-crown-commercial-service-supplier
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest on a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Your email must clearly state:
-The name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
-Your organisation's full name as a registered supplier;
-The name and contact details on the registered individual sending the email.
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite.
The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite, you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.
Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.
For technical assistance on using the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd): Freephone: 0345 010 3503.
Email: eenablement@crowncommercial.gov.uk.
Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx
Responses must be received by the date in IV.2.7.
Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
Telephone: +44 1793867000
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/01/2018