United Kingdom-Manchester: Hot Isostatic Press for Nuclear Fuels

Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 052-124928/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: The University of Manchester
Postal address: Oxford Road
Town: Manchester
Postal code: M13 9PL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1612752160
Email: procurement@manchester.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Hot Isostatic Press for Nuclear Fuels

Reference number: 2019-1597-HIPNF-RB-PC
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The University of Manchester appointed a supplier to supply a Hot Isotactic Press for Nuclear Fuels, to be based at the Henry Royce Institute.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:225000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKD3
Main site or place of performance:The University of Manchester (main site).

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This requirement examined the processing, manufacturing and properties of uranic nuclear fuel and accident tolerant fuel cladding materials (such as SiC). This Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) unit allowed for sintering and densification studies of materials relevant to nuclear fuel materials (oxides, carbides, nitrides), refractory ceramics for accident tolerant fuels (e.g. carbide/nitrides) and ceramic composites such as fuel dispersion blocks, as well as other materials relevant to the nuclear fuel cycle (e.g. zirconolite phases). As such the instrument was required for nuclearizing for the processing of alpha radioactive materials as well as non-active materials.

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
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2019/S 208-506786
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PO 21158976
Title: Hot Isostatic Press for Nuclear Fuels

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2020-02-07
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: American Isostatic Presses, Inc.
Town: Columbus
Country: United States
Nuts code: 00
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 225000.00
Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The High Court of Justice of England
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: The University of Manchester
Town: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address: ://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: The University of Manchester
Town: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address: ://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2020-03-11