Safety Case Engineering Support.
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Contact point(s): Contracts Manager
For the attention of: Paula Barham
OX14 3DB Abingdon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1235466933
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1235466648
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.uk-atomic-energy.org.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Other: Fusion Research
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Safety Case Engineering Support.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Culham Science Centre, Abingdon.
NUTS code
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Culham Science Centre, Abingdon.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) herein after referred to as the Purchaser carries out research into the use of controlled nuclear fusion for the generation of power and is based in Oxfordshire, UK.
Based at the Culham Science Centre are the JET (Joint European Torus) facilities. The JET facilities consist of the largest tokamak research machine in the world, an Active Gas Handling Plant and a number of support facilities. The hazards involved include ionising and non-ionsing radiation, radioactive contamination, toxic chemicals, HV electric supplies and other industrial hazards. The facilities are not licensable under the Nuclear Installation Act 1965.
In addition at the Culham Science Centre is the MAST (Mega amp spherical tokamak). The Authority operates MAST, which forms part of the UK and European Fusion Programme with the aim of magnetically confining and studying the behaviour of a plasma in conditions and dimensions approaching those required in a fusion reactor.
Safety Cases for all facilities having a significant radiological, toxic or high voltage hazard have been produced and technical support for the maintenance and updating of these Safety Cases is now required, involving safety case preparation, hazard identification analysis. In particular the main JET Torus Safety Case is to be updated in preparation for the next D-T campaign and preparation of Safety Cases to support the MAST facility upgrade.
Based at the Culham Science Centre are the JET (Joint European Torus) facilities. The JET facilities consist of the largest tokamak research machine in the world, an Active Gas Handling Plant and a number of support facilities. The hazards involved include ionising and non-ionsing radiation, radioactive contamination, toxic chemicals, HV electric supplies and other industrial hazards. The facilities are not licensable under the Nuclear Installation Act 1965.
In addition at the Culham Science Centre is the MAST (Mega amp spherical tokamak). The Authority operates MAST, which forms part of the UK and European Fusion Programme with the aim of magnetically confining and studying the behaviour of a plasma in conditions and dimensions approaching those required in a fusion reactor.
Safety Cases for all facilities having a significant radiological, toxic or high voltage hazard have been produced and technical support for the maintenance and updating of these Safety Cases is now required, involving safety case preparation, hazard identification analysis. In particular the main JET Torus Safety Case is to be updated in preparation for the next D-T campaign and preparation of Safety Cases to support the MAST facility upgrade.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
44421722
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Bid compliance. Weighting 10
2. Value for money. Weighting 30
3. Technical. Weighting 45
4. Safety/Environmental. Weighting 5
5. Quality. Weighting 5
1. Bid compliance. Weighting 10
2. Value for money. Weighting 30
3. Technical. Weighting 45
4. Safety/Environmental. Weighting 5
5. Quality. Weighting 5
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
T/PB011/13
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 172-297868 of 5.9.2013
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 3000182683 Lot title: Safety Case Engineering SupportV.1)Date of contract award decision:
29.1.2014
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
AMEC Nuclear UK Ltd
Booths Park, Chelford Road
WA16 8QZ Knutsford
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1635280332
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Documents:
All documents must be in English or with an English translation.
Payment:
All prices must be stated in tenderers local currency.
Cost of tendering:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserve the right not to award a contract. The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.
English law:
The contract shall be considered as a contract made in England and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the provisions of English Law.
Annulment:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserve the right to annul the tendering process and not award a contract.
Sub-contracting:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority work within strict safety guidelines and tenderers will be required to specify and justify any proposals to subcontract.
All documents must be in English or with an English translation.
Payment:
All prices must be stated in tenderers local currency.
Cost of tendering:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserve the right not to award a contract. The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.
English law:
The contract shall be considered as a contract made in England and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the provisions of English Law.
Annulment:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserve the right to annul the tendering process and not award a contract.
Sub-contracting:
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority work within strict safety guidelines and tenderers will be required to specify and justify any proposals to subcontract.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: 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 has 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 the notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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).
Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has 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 the notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
30.1.2014