United Kingdom-Thurso: Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-035502/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited
National registration number: 02264251
Postal address: D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Town: Thurso
Postal code: KW14 7TZ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Sarah McCaughey
Telephone: +44 1847803597
Email: sarah.mccaughey@dounreay.com
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Nuclear Decomissioning

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Shielded High Resolution Gamma Spectrometry Portable System
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38900000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
This is a VEAT Notice regarding the intention to award a contract to Southern Scientific Limited. A contract is to be awarded for a Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer with GammaAWARE capability and software, and training on the Dounreay Site.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:278800.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A contract is to be awarded for a Gamma-Ray Imaging Spectrometer with GammaAWARE capability and software, and training on the Dounreay Site.

II.2.5) Award criteria
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2023-12-01
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Southern Scientific Ltd
National registration number: 1800317
Postal address: Scientific House, The Henfield Business Park, Shoreham Road, Henfield
Town: Henfield
Postal code: BN5 9SL, UK
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Royal Courts Of Justice
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: RCJ.DCO@justice.gov.uk
Internet address:

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Royal Courts Of Justice
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: RCJ.DCO@justice.gov.uk
Internet address:

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Dounreay a Division of Magnox Limited
Postal address: D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Town: Thurso
Postal code: KW14 7TZ
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-12-01

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
The functional specification is for a hand held gamma imagining detector, that in a single measurement event, is able to map and quantify radionuclides in the area of measurement.

The H3D H420+ detector is the only commercially available system that is able to meet this functional specification, which includes a spectral range of 50keV to 3 meV and a Full Width Half Maximum at 662 keV (Cs-137) better than 0.8%. This functional specification is required for the complex radionuclide ‘fingerprints’ on the Dounreay site.

The technology is patented (ref U.S. Pat No. 7,411,197 and U.S. Pat No. 7,962,155 under licence from the University of Michigan, and U.S. Pat No. 10,032,264 and U.S, Pat No. 10,297,697).