SSA

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/07/2020

External Reference: 2020-486098

TED Reference: 2020/S 133-328071

Contract award notice

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: Jack Brown
Telephone: +44 1946788099
E-mail: jack.x.brown@sellafieldsites.com
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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

Supply of Bulk & Cylinder Gases
Reference number:  SSA0173
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

24110000  -  Industrial gases
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The supply of Bulk & Cylinder gases to various Participating Entities from within the NDA Group: Supply of Bulk Gas – including Argon, Nitrogen and Oxygen, Supply of Cylinder Gas – including a wide range of standard and specialist gases, in various sizes of cylinders.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  18268000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

24100000  -  Gases
24111000  -  Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
44612100  -  Gas cylinders
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Sellafield Ltd
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Supply of Bulk & Cylinder gases.
A collaborative procurement comprising of the following Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Entities : Direct Rail Services Limited, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited, LLW Repository Limited, Magnox Limited Sellafield Limited and one publically funded organisation: National Nuclear Laboratory Limited.
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

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2020/S 009-015995
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Supply of Bulk & Cylinder Gases

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

30/06/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

BOC Ltd
00337663
The Priestley Centre, 10 Priestley Road, The Surrey Research Park
Guildford
GU2 7XY
UK

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  18628000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
London
UK
Internet address: http://www.justice.gov.uk

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
London
UK
Internet address: http://www.justice.gov.uk

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, 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. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Sellafield Limited
Seascale
CA20 1PG
UK