United Kingdom-Swindon: UKRI-2050 Large Vacuum Chamber Manufacture and Fabrication

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-011887/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: UK Research & Innovation
Postal address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: STFC Procurement
Telephone: +44 7849307911
Email: STFCprocurement@ukri.org
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ukri.org

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Research

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: UKRI-2050 Large Vacuum Chamber Manufacture and Fabrication

Reference number: UKRI-2050
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 42122450
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of the design, analysis, manufacture and testing of EPAC Compressor Chambers 1 and 2.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 880000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:
Oxfordshire

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of the design, analysis, manufacture and testing of EPAC Compressor Chambers 1 and 2.
This contract presents a package of work for the detail design, analysis and manufacture of two large vacuum vessels. It details the mechanical hardware to be supplied, manufactured, finished and assembled. The large vacuum vessels included in this contract shall achieve 1×10^-6mbar(a) in normal operation.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 880000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 16
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2022-06-13 Local time: 11:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:3(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2022-06-13 Local time: 11:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

GO Reference: GO-202256-PRO-20096171
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: UK Research & Innovation
Postal address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: commercial@ukri.org

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: TBC
Town: TBC
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: UK Research and Innovation
Postal address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: commercial@ukri.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-05-06