Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Contact person: Jim Ennis
Telephone: +44 1235466257
E-mail: jim.ennis@ukaea.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Radiological Dosimetry Service for Culham Science Centre
Reference number: T/JE06918
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38547000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority has a requirement to provide a radiological dosimetry service for Culham Science Centre.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Atomic Energy Authority is a non-departmental government body carrying 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 larges 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. With Radiological hazards, including ionising and non-ionising, there os a requirement to have an Approved Dosimetry Service (ADS) to undertake assessment and record-keeping of radiation doses received by classified and non-classified person.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical proposals
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Quality assurance
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Contractual
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: 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:
Yes
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:
2018/S 224-512745
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2027088
Title: Provision of Radiological Dosimetry Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Nuvia Ltd
Eighth Street, Harwell Science and Innovation Centre
Didcot
OX11 0RL
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
A value of 1 has been entered in Sections II.1.7) and V.2.4) so as not to prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of the contractor.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
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 information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional 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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/02/2019