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

Buyer: AWE PLC  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044402

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006399-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AWE PLC |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG7 4PR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| Electoral ward | Aldermaston |
| Westminster constituency | Reading West and Mid Berkshire |
| Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2024 at 14:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006399-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007711-2023?origin=SearchResults&p=2

## Provenance

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