Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
Contact person: John Bintu
E-mail: nuclearinnovation@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./Y44N264XJM
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./Y44N264XJM
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Advanced Reactor Design — Reactor Digital Phase 2
Reference number: TRN: 1659/10/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is for a 2 year research tender on reactor digital design capability, including thermal hydraulics modelling and virtual engineering. It is split into 2 separate lots. The 2 lots will be contracted separately, i.e. 1 contract to deliver Work Package 1 and another to deliver Work Package 2. Bidders may tender for 1 or both lots but their proposal must treat each 1 as a separate offer.
For full details please review the Invitation to Tender.
The following tenderbox link: To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/47938E56CD
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 2 lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Bidders may tender for one or both lots but their proposal must treat each one as a separate offer.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Thermal Hydraulics Model Development
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73120000
73111000
71322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Building on the work of an earlier phase, develop solutions to accurately model reactor thermal hydraulics to aid the design and development or evaluation of future reactor designs, using different cooling fluid media.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
25/03/2019
End:
31/03/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/J5C47F4587
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability and Verification Innovation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73120000
73111000
71322000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Building on the work of an earlier phase, identify and develop solutions to deliver a Nuclear Virtual Engineering Capability that incorporates virtual engineering and associated technologies from high-tech industries to enhance and reduce the cost of nuclear design and development programs. Develop advanced measurement capabilities and approaches to innovatively managing ‘big data’, including cross-sector best practice, supporting this work.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
3 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
25/03/2019
End:
31/03/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y44N264XJM
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 207-472560
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/02/2019
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/02/2019
Local time: 14:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The BEIS standard terms and conditions of contract will apply to this contract except for:
— Section 27, Intellectual Property Rights which shall be replaced by Annex E, Section 1: Exploitation of Intellectual Property, and
— Section 29, Government Property which shall be replaced by Annex E, Section 2: Ownership of Assets.
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./Y44N264XJM
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Y44N264XJM
GO Reference: GO-2018127-PRO-13690335
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
1 Victoria Street,
London
SW1H 0ET
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2018