Notice Information
Notice Title
AWE Industrial, Medical and Special Gases and Associated Equipment and Services
Notice Description
AWE is looking to appoint a supplier to supply its requirements for industrial, medical and special gases and associated equipment and services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
AWE is looking to appoint a supplier to supply its requirements for industrial, medical and special gases and associated equipment and services post expiry of its existing contract which expires on 31st December 2024. A procurement is required to secure future supplies under a new contract. Whilst AWE is seeking a supply solution managed through a single supplier, the supplier can meet the requirements either directly through its own production facilities or by leveraging its supply chain by sub-contracting. The supply of products and associated services will support the AWE sites at both Aldermaston and Burghfield. At present there are no plans to service other sites, however it should be noted that during the life of the contract term, the infrastructure and layout of the site may change which may in turn lead to required changes in respect of the in scope services. In respect of the requirements, the following are deemed in scope. 1. Compressed Industrial Gases 2. Compressed Medical Gases 3. Compressed Research/Special Gases and Gas Mixtures 4. Bulk Gases in Liquid Form 5. Cryo Liquids in Small Vessels 6. Solid Carbon Dioxide (CO2, 'Dry Ice') 7. Gas Regulators and Handling Equipment 8. Assorted Fixtures and Fittings 9. Maintenance and Inspection Services 10. Rental of Gases Tanks 11. Delivery Services 12. Gas Safety Training Courses 13. Demand and Inventory Management During the course of the Contract AWE may require additional gases to be provided in addition to those specified above. To access the full suite of tender documents interested parties must: * Email aweprocurement@awe.co.uk confirming the following: 1. Company name 2. Named contact and email address for future tender communications Additional information: Whilst AWE is seeking a supply solution managed through a single supplier, the supplier can meet the requirements either directly through its own production facilities or by leveraging its supply chain by sub-contracting to relevant trusted sub-contractors. AWE has specific security requirements. These are specified in the procurement documents which can be accessed in accordance with I.3.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03e39d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004985-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
24100000 - Gases
24110000 - Industrial gases
24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
24111100 - Argon
24111200 - Rare gases
24111300 - Helium
24111500 - Medical gases
24111600 - Hydrogen
24111700 - Nitrogen
24111800 - Liquid nitrogen
24111900 - Oxygen
24112100 - Carbon dioxide
24112200 - Nitrogen oxides
24113200 - Compressed air
24311900 - Chlorine
24321115 - Acetylene
31711400 - Valves and tubes
38420000 - Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases
38421110 - Flowmeters
38423000 - Pressure-measuring equipment
38423100 - Pressure gauges
38431100 - Gas-detection apparatus
42131140 - Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves
42131141 - Pressure-reducing valves
42131142 - Control valves
42131147 - Safety valves
42131170 - Gas-cylinder outlet valves
42131320 - Choke manifolds
42131390 - Assemblies of valves
44523200 - Mountings
44523300 - Fittings
44612000 - Liquefied-gas containers
44612100 - Gas cylinders
44612200 - Gas tanks
63121110 - Gas storage services
80550000 - Safety training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £19,300,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £19,300,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Oct 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2029 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AWE PLC
- Contact Name
- AWE Procurement
- Contact Email
- aweprocurement@awe.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- N/A
- 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
- TLJ South East (England), TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- 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
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