Notice Information
Notice Title
The procurement of a single supplier framework for the provision of scientific, manufacturing and research equipment, and consumables
Notice Description
AWE is looking to appoint a single supplier under a framework to provide the broad range of scientific goods outlined in this contract notice, as required by AWE. The contract duration will be for 4 (four) years, with 3 (three) additional 1x (single year) extension terms. The maximum contract value is PS300,000,000. The role of the supplier will be to supply AWE with scientific, manufacturing, and research equipment, spares, and consumable goods. Such goods include, but are not limited to: lasers, electronic components, laboratory consumables, chemicals, lenses, optics, high vacuum equipment, x-ray generating equipment, radioactive sources, analytical standards, packaging, and photographic & AV equipment. The supplier will be required to provide services of operating a web-based digital solution to facilitate a simple and effective ordering process for repeat spend goods in an 'eCatalogue' type solution, and a digital solution to facilitate the ordering of non-repeat, 'one-off', or non-catalogue goods for AWE and a help desk function to support the digital solutions and their efficient running for all users. The types of goods expected to be purchased on a non-repeat basis are expected to range from Common- or Modified-Off-The-Shelf laboratory equipment such as electron scanning microscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance instruments, or vacuum furnaces, and one-off purchases of chemicals, laboratory consumables, electronic components as required by AWE. All equipment, spares and consumables procured under this contract are essential to the Safe and Effective operation of AWE's world class laboratories and production facilities. The supplier is expected to be able to establish and manage a dynamic and agile supply chain. The supplier is also expected to have the ability to augment and / or adapt their existing operations and supply chains to meet AWE's requirements today and in the future. If you are interested in participating in this tender, you must express your interest by submitting the following details via email to AWEprocurement@AWE.co.uk, including "1276 - Lab Equipment Procurement" in the subject of your email: - Company Name - Contact Name - Contact Email AWE is required to conduct an initial Security Screening prior to releasing the PQQ. For this purpose, and recognising that the Security Screening may take a number of days, AWE has built in a 40 day period for registering interest/responding to the PQQ. AWE will make the PQQ available 1 week after the date of this notice, subject to the supplier having passed the initial Security Screening. Therefore, we urge interested suppliers to register their interest at the earliest possible opportunity noting the stated PQQ deadline. Upon receipt of these details an initial Security Screening will be undertaken, following which the PQQ will be issued one week from the publication of this contract notice on AWE's procurement platform Oracle Fusion The last date for the return of a completed PQQ and as such form requests to be selected to tender shall be 08/April/2024 - 11:00hr (DD/MMMM/YYYY - 24:00hr GMT) (40 days from the date of publication of this contract notice). The procurement event will be run under DPSCR 2011; however, the nature of this Contract Notice 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. The procurement process will operate in successive stages. AWE will invite the top ten scoring bidders in the PQQ to participate in the first stage of the ITN process. AWE will invite the top four scoring bidders from the first stage of the ITN process to negotiate with, and subsequently participate in, the second and final stage of the ITN process. 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-044402
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006399-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
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- CPV Codes
09343000 - Radioactive materials
09344000 - Radio-isotopes
14430000 - Evaporated salt and pure sodium chloride
24210000 - Oxides, peroxides and hydroxides
24220000 - Tanning extracts, dyeing extracts, tannins and colouring matter
24310000 - Basic inorganic chemicals
24320000 - Basic organic chemicals
24410000 - Nitrogenous fertilisers
24420000 - Phosphatic fertilisers
24500000 - Plastics in primary forms
24900000 - Fine and various chemical products
31220000 - Electrical circuit components
31710000 - Electronic equipment
38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
38120000 - Meteorological instruments
38230000 - Electromagnetic geophysical instruments
38240000 - Gravity geophysical instruments
38250000 - Induced polarization IP geophysical instruments
38260000 - Magnetometer geophysical instruments
38270000 - Resistivity geophysical instruments
38280000 - Gravimeters
38290000 - Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances
38300000 - Measuring instruments
38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus
38600000 - Optical instruments
38800000 - Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment
38930000 - Humidity and moisture measuring instruments
38940000 - Nuclear evaluation instruments
38950000 - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment
38960000 - Alcohol ignition lock
38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
42120000 - Pumps and compressors
42130000 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances
42310000 - Furnace burners
42330000 - Smelting furnaces
42340000 - Non-domestic ovens
42610000 - Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
42620000 - Lathes, boring and milling machine tools
42630000 - Metal-working machine tools
42640000 - Machine tools for working hard materials except metals
42660000 - Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment
42910000 - Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus
42920000 - Machinery for cleaning bottles, packing and weighing and spraying machinery
42930000 - Centrifuges, calendering or vending machines
42940000 - Machinery for the heat treatment of materials
42990000 - Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
43720000 - Casting machines
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AWE PLC
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG7 4PR
- Postcode Area
- Reading
- Country
- England
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- 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
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- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aldermaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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.