Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: John Bintu
E-mail: nuclearinnovation@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Advanced Reactor Design — Reactor Digital Phase 2
Reference number: TRN: 1659/10/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is for a 2-year research tender on reactor digital design capability, including thermal hydraulics modelling and virtual engineering. It is split into 2 separate lots. The 2 lots will be contracted separately, i.e. one contract to deliver Work Package 1 and another to deliver Work Package 2. Bidders may tender for one or both lots but their proposal must treat each one as a separate offer.
For full details please review the invitation to tender.
The following tenderbox link: To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-sourcing.com/respond/47938E56CD
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 989 870.02
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Thermal Hydraulics Model Development
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73120000
73111000
71322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Building on the work of an earlier phase, develop solutions to accurately model reactor thermal hydraulics to aid the design and development or evaluation of future reactor designs, using different cooling fluid media.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J5C47F4587
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability and Verification Innovation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73120000
73111000
71322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Building on the work of an earlier phase, identify and develop solutions to deliver a nuclear virtual engineering capability that incorporates virtual engineering and associated technologies from high-tech industries to enhance and reduce the cost of nuclear design and development programs. Develop advanced measurement capabilities and approaches to innovatively managing “big data”, including cross-sector best practice, supporting this work.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y44N264XJM
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
Lot No: 1
Title: Lot 1: Thermal Hydraulics Model Development Phase 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd
The Cube, 1 Lower Lamb Street
Bristol
SS1 5UD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EDF Energy R&D UK Centre Ltd
90 Whitfield Street
London,
W1T 4EZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Westinghouse Electric Company UK Ltd
Springfields, Salwick
Preston
PR4 0XJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Science and Technology Facilities Council
United Kingdom Research and Innovation of Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The University of Sheffield
Fifth Court, Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 490 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Lot 2: Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability Phase 2 and Verification Innovation
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wood Nuclear Ltd
Booths Park, Chelford Road, Knutsford
Cheshire
WA16 8QZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Liverpool acting through its Virtual Engineering Centre
The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
L69 7ZX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rolls-Royce Power Engineering Plc
Moor Lane
Derby
DE24 8BJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EDF Energy R&D UK Centre Ltd
90 Whitfield Street, London, England, W1T 4EZ
90 Whitfield Street
London
W1T 4EZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd
5th floor Chadwick House, Birchwood Park, Cheshire,Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6AE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 499 870.02
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The BEIS standard terms and conditions of contract will apply to this contract except for:
— Section 27, Intellectual Property Rights which shall be replaced by Annex E, Section 1; Exploitation of Intellectual Property, and
— Section 29, Government Property which shall be replaced by Annex E, Section 2; Ownership of Assets.
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-2019516-PRO-14901523
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/05/2019