Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION
Building 4 Redgrave Court
BOOTLE
L207HS
UK
Contact person: Gary Owens
Telephone: +44 2030280795
E-mail: gary.owens@onr.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.onr.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Nuclear regulation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite
Reference number: ONR865
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing
and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing
and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The anticipated duration of the contract is 24 months, but with an option to extend in annual increments for a further 2 years.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-020760
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ONR865
Title: Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The University of Manchester
RC000797
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UKD
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:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
2000000
Bootle, Merseyside
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/05/2023