--- title: "FM19222 - APA Winding Machine stages" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2019-10-31" --- # FM19222 - APA Winding Machine stages Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-478ea4c2-1db9-4f9d-ad06-040d54360f5a.json) ## Summary The procurement process is led by UK Shared Business Services Limited for the project titled "FM19222 - APA Winding Machine stages". This initiative falls within the scientific installations industry category and is located in Swindon, England. The process has reached the Award stage with a total contract value of £117,584.16, and it is set to commence on 1st November 2019, lasting until 31st March 2020. Initially, an open tender was attempted in July 2019, but it resulted in no compliant bids, prompting the use of a direct procurement method through a single tender action due to the niche nature of the required product. This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in manufacturing and supplying scientific equipment or installations. Companies with expertise in producing movable stages or similar technical apparatus would be well-suited to engage with future tenders of this kind. Given the unique nature of the product required for the DUNE experiment, businesses that can demonstrate innovation and robustness in design and engineering solutions are likely to find competitive advantages in such specialised contracts. ## Notice UKRI need to purchase a number of movable stages to construct "winding machines" in order to build Anode Plane Assemblies (APAs) for the DUNE experiment. These APAs are large steel frames with thousands of tiny wires wound around them. The APAs are part of the DUNE experiment and the UK will be building half of them (150 out of 300). The other half will be built in the US, by identical winding machines. UKRI went out to full Open tender in July 2019 (our ref FM19187) for this requirement but we did not receive any compliant bids. This recent test of the market had demonstrated that there was a limited supply base for this very niche product. UK SBS have concluded this Contract in line with article 32, 2 (a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered Additional information: UKRI went out to full Open tender in July 2019 (our ref FM19187) for this requirement but we did not receive any compliant bids. This recent test of the market had demonstrated that there was a limited supply base for this very niche product. UK SBS have concluded this Contract in line with article 32, 2 (a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. General grounds (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:- (a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80ef7cf6-586d-48f9-8915-5ae3bcaa4a23 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Oct 2019 | | Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Oct 2019 | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2019 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £117,584 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £117,584 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | HEPCO MOTION | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45214630 - Scientific installations ## Release History - 31 Oct 2019 at 10:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80ef7cf6-586d-48f9-8915-5ae3bcaa4a23 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80ef7cf6-586d-48f9-8915-5ae3bcaa4a23 31st October 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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