Notice Information
Notice Title
Wire Electrical Discharge Machining Machine
Notice Description
SODI-TECH ALC600G CNC Wire-cut EDM machine to replace an ageing EDM machine.
Lot Information
Lot 1
SODI-TECH ALC600G CNC Wire-cut EDM machine to replace an ageing EDM machine.
Procurement Information
An FTS tender was published and only one supplier submitted a bid. This bid was deemed non-compliant, although the technical quotation was deemed technically compliant to the requirement. A Justification for Non-competitive Action was carried out within the Authority to award and justify why and how this requirement was technically compliant.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04db6e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003628-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42631000 - Machine tools for finishing metals
42632000 - Numerically-controlled machines for metal
42638000 - Metal-working machining centre
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Unsuccessful
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Jordan Luker
- Contact Email
- jordan.luker@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 123546
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABINGDON
- Postcode
- OX14 3DB
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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