Notice Information
Notice Title
AWE: Provision of scientific, manufacturing and research equipment, goods, and associated services
Notice Description
AWE is looking to engage with the market to understand supplier capability to support its world class laboratory, research & development, testing and production requirements with provision of scientific, manufacturing and research equipment, goods and associated services including but not limited too; lasers, electronic components, laboratory consumables, chemicals, lenses, optics, high vacuum equipment, x-ray generating equipment, radioactive sources, analytical standards, packaging, and photographic & AV equipment. AWE are considering a framework agreement with industry (single or multiple suppliers) for a period of up to 7 years. To access the AWE Lab Equipment & Consumables Appendix A Proforma, interested parties are advised to consult the Contracts Finder Notice using the link provided below. https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9fbf1dd1-8d07-4c05-8c6b-1da44824c5d6
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is an arms-length body of the Ministry of Defence employing around 6,000 people headquartered in Aldermaston, Berkshire. For more than 70 years, AWE has supported the UK Government's nuclear defence strategy and the Continuous At Sea Deterrent. We also use our nuclear know-how and technical expertise to provide innovative solutions that support the UK's counter-terrorism & nuclear threat reduction activities. AWE is looking to engage with the market to understand the supplier's capability to support its world class scientific, manufacturing, and research requirements, in order to inform the procurement strategy for these requirements. The scope of Services being considered is not limited to, but represented by: Market / product research services Sourcing / procurement services Delivery services Installation & commissioning services Planned maintenance services Unplanned rapid call out maintenance services The largest and most complex of these areas is sourcing / procurement services for technical and scientific equipment for research and manufacturing where we are looking to understand the opportunities to form a single or a small number of strategic partnerships where suppliers are able to source, or sub-contract the broad range of equipment AWE requires. The bidder will also be required to provide through life support to the assets: installation & commissioning, and through-life maintenance. The types of equipment we require support for is not limited to, but represented by: Scientific & manufacturing equipment Laboratory consumables Chemicals & chemical compounds Lasers Lenses & optics High vacuum equipment X-ray generating equipment Electronic components Radioactive sources Analytical standards Packaging Photographic & AV equipment To support the development of our procurement strategy and understand how the market can support and fulfil AWE requirements, AWE is requesting interested parties to submit the proforma; Appendix A, to AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk, including in the title of your email submission "Lab Equipment & Consumables". Once the necessary security checks have been carried out using information submitted in the proforma, if successful, the RFI will be sent to the nominated email in your proforma. Responses to the RFI should be submitted via email to AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk, including in the title of your email submission "Lab Equipment & Consumables". AWE is especially interested in tail-spend managers, scientific equipment and consumable resellers, and other entities that have experience providing or sourcing scientific equipment and consumables for businesses responding to this RFI. The nature of this PIN is such that AWE intends to operate restrictions within the relevant procurement regulations in order to protect essential national security interests. If an economic operator has connections with any hostile entity or foreign states which are deemed by AWE to pose a risk to the UK's national security interests or is otherwise considered not to possess the reliability necessary to exclude risks to the security of the United Kingdom, AWE reserves its right to exclude them from this exercise. In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, the AWE is not committing to conduct any procurement in relation to this Programme. Equally non-participation in this Market Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions. Note: The nature of this contract is such that the award will be subject to supplier's passing AWE's security requirements as dictated by its site licenses. To access the Proforma, interested parties are advised to consult the Contracts Finder Notice using the link provided below - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9fbf1dd1-8d07-4c05-8c6b-1da44824c5d6
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03b4f3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008271-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
24 - Chemical products
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
42 - Industrial machinery
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
09343000 - Radioactive materials
09344000 - Radio-isotopes
24000000 - Chemical products
31711100 - Electronic components
33696500 - Laboratory reagents
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38636100 - Lasers
38650000 - Photographic equipment
42000000 - Industrial machinery
45214630 - Scientific installations
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79920000 - Packaging and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 May 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- aweprocurement@awe.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG7 4PR
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aldermaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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