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Contract award notice

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External Reference: 2023-467595

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Sellafield Ltd
Seascale
UK
E-mail: martin.x.ellicott@sellafieldsites.com
NUTS code:  UKD1 -  Cumbria
Internet address(es):
Main address: 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

Service and Maintenance of OEM Control Systems Equipment
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

51900000  -  Installation services of guidance and control systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Provision of Service and Maintenance of OEM's Controls Systems equipment in situ at Sellafield Site. The provision of Tier 0-4 Escalation, response to site (next working day), Corrective Maintenance visits (charged), agreed repairs, Obsolescence for the awarded OEMS equipment
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  709231.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKD1 -  Cumbria
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The provision Servcie and Maintenance of the OEM's control systems equipment already in used at Sellafield site including that of Tier 0-4 Escalation, response to site (next working day), Corrective Maintenance visits (charged), agreed repairs, Obsolescence Information of OEM's control systems equipment in situ at Sellafield site
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  NA  /  Weighting:  100
Cost criterion  -  Name:  NA  /  Weighting:  0
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 Find a Tender service in the cases listed below
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
In accordance with PCR 2015 Regulation 32.5(b).
"For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance"
The current equipment used has been maintained and managed by the OEM supplier awarded to this contract and they own the intellectual property associated with the equipment. This proprietary equipment cannot be modified by any other supplier.
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

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: ABB OEM Maintenance of Control Systems FY2023

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/04/2023
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

ABB Ltd
Warrington
WA4 4BT
UK
NUTS code:  UKD -  NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  709231.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

In accordance with PCR 2015 Regulation 32.5(b).
"For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance"
The current equipment used has been maintained and managed by the OEM supplier awarded to this contract and they own the intellectual property associated with the equipment. This proprietary equipment cannot be modified by any other supplier.
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 Ltd
Seascale
UK