Notice Information
Notice Title
UKSA Operation of the National Space Propulsion Test Facility
Notice Description
** Please note this is not a call for competition** The UK Space Agency has a requirement to test customer engines using the NSPTF in a timely manner. Therefore, ensuring the test facilities are ready and available to perform testing of engines and propulsion systems for customers to the NSPTF, and to support ensuring the continuing testing of hardware in the event of a facility breakdown. The facility incorporates a range of testing hardware. The service provider will provide the test cells for the facility, from small thrust engine testing (1N+) up to medium thrust testing (up to 1500N). The latter test chamber will have new equipment (vacuum generating plant, common vacuum manifold, plume intercooler, vacuum chamber etc), owned by the UK Space Agency, that will be operated and maintained by service provider. Provide technical support for facility operations and enter into a technical support contract for running the facility with UKSA. This will include responsibility for all safety aspects in national facility operations and to support ensuring the continuing testing of hardware in the event of a facility breakdown. Provide cost estimates for customers through liaison with the brokers (STFC). The requirement is to: * Manage the operation of the NSPTF, supplying the personnel to operate the plant and to ensure that the maintenance, calibration and spares plans are in place. * Procure any consumables to support the operation of the NSPTF. * Management and storage of critical spares to support the aim. * To permit use of service provider test facilities (J3 test cell, mini-HATFA, HATFA) as part of the national facility and management of customers and third party users while on the site. * Provide the resources to run the testing of customer engines. * Demonstrate that compliance and strict governance is applied to Statutory and Regulatory requirements (including Health and Safety) * Maintain a sensible Health and Safety schedule, audited in an appropriate manner. * Handle customer's data securely * Provision of relevant insurance cover for activities. * Notification of issues to UKSA in line with notification protocol. * Liaison with the landlord for all landlord provided services (eg water, electrical supply etc) * Provide quarterly reports of use of the facility to the steering board and provide inputs into annual budgets definition for future running of the facility.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-70da97ca-4448-455d-9e38-180938512dcd
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33cf39c6-2e0e-4133-a9c7-2ed89a3736db
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,309,125 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,309,125 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Apr 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FF
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33cf39c6-2e0e-4133-a9c7-2ed89a3736db
27th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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