Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
Contact person: Fiona Morris
E-mail: majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uksbs.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: UK Research and Innovation
I.5) Main activity
Other: UK Research and Innovation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UK SBS PR19036 LoKI Detector Vacuum Vessel
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45214630
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
LoKI is a SANS instrument that will enable scientists to answer the challenging materials science questions of tomorrow in fields from health and aging, to sustainability and energy security. One of the first instrument concepts to be proposed and moved into construction, LoKI will be part of the early science programme at ESS. There is a requirement for the design and build of the LoKI detector vacuum vessel. The vessel will be delivered to the ESS neutron facility in Lund, Sweden. The LoKI instrument project is an ISIS in-kind project for the ESS facility involving ESS and UKRI.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
345 302.92
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
NL
Main site or place of performance:
ESS Facility, Lund, Sweden.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The vacuum vessel is, to first order, a horizontal cylinder, 3,25 m internal diameter and 11 m long (excluding ends) with profiled removable vessel ends. There are a number of ports into the chamber including a 1,25 m diameter flange on the top (with a removable closing plate) and a similar sized port on the side which is a quick access door. There are also numerous other ports for services and vacuum pumping, etc. Fixing brackets, for the detector system and other components, are located inside the vessel.
The Supplier is to design and build the complete vacuum vessel to meet the requirements of the specification.
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
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 074-174821
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PR19036
Title: UK SBS PR19036 LoKI Detector Vacuum Vessel
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AVS Added Value Industrial Engineering Solutions S.L.
Poligono Industrial Sigma, C/Xixilion 2 Bajo PAB 10
Gipuzkoa
20870 Elgoibar
ES
NUTS: ES
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:
: 345 302.92
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority(CA) will continue to utilise the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) for this procurement if the United Kingdom (UK) is able to gain access to the OJEU.
If, however during this procurement process the UK exits the EU and this does not allow for any transitional arrangements of access aligned to the timings of the procurement, the Contracting Authority will as directed by the UK Governments Cabinet Office (via Crown Commercial Services) utilise the UK Governments own procurement portal to discharge the balance of its statutory obligations associated with this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/07/2019