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Contract award notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/04/2017

External Reference: 2017-937068

TED Reference: 2017/S 075-145614

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Sellafield Ltd
01002607
Calder Bridge
Seascale
CA20 1PG
UK
Contact person: Alison Rutherford
Telephone: +44 1946781125
E-mail: alison.rutherford@sellafieldsites.com
Fax: +44 1946781246
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.sellafieldsites.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/3510

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Nuclear Decommissioning

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Lease and Maintenance Bulk Gas Vessels
Reference number:  Awarded Procurement
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

24111000  -  Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Lease and maintenance of Bulk Gas Vessels for Oxygen, Argon, Nitrogen and Hydrogen for the Sellafield Ltd site.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  830000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

24111700  -  Nitrogen
24111800  -  Liquid nitrogen
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Lease and maintenance of Bulk Gas Vessels for Oxygen, Argon, Nitrogen and Hydrogen for the Sellafield Ltd site.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
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
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason
    • absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The bulk gas vessels have been in place for approximately 25 years and some now with limited further lifespan, therefore removal and replacement with another suppliers vessel would not be economical.
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Lot No: 1

Title: Lease and Maintenance Bulk Gas Vessels

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

21/03/2017
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

BOC
Guildford
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  830000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
Telephone: +44 1946781963
E-mail: stuart.a.wilson@sellafieldsites.com

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

London Court of International Arbitration
70 Fleet Street
London
EC14 1EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2079367008
E-mail: lcia@lcia.org

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the Review body at the Royal Courts of Justice address or to Stuart A Wilson Supply Chain Ombudsman on the email and telephone number provided, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

13/04/2017