Tender

The procurement of a single supplier framework for the provision of scientific, manufacturing and research equipment, and consumables

AWE PLC

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Tender

28 Feb 2024 at 14:15

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by AWE PLC involves awarding a single supplier framework for scientific, manufacturing, and research equipment, aiming to optimise quality, social value, and price aspects. The contract, with an initial duration of 4 years and a maximum value of £300,000,000, requires the selected supplier to provide a wide range of goods essential for AWE's operations. Interested suppliers must express interest by email to AWEprocurement@awe.co.uk, with a deadline of 08/April/2024 at 11:00hr GMT, and meet strict security regulations to participate in successive stages of the procurement process.

This tender by AWE PLC offers business growth opportunities for suppliers in the laboratory, equipment manufacturing, and research sectors capable of meeting AWE's varied goods and digital service requirements. The selective procurement method with negotiated details calls for innovative and reliable suppliers with the ability to adapt their supply chains dynamically. Successful bidders must align with AWE's security standards, as the contract award is subject to stringent security requirements, ensuring the safe and effective operation of AWE's laboratories and production facilities.

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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.

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

24 - Chemical products

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment


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 20241 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

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
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

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