Construction Contract Leads
United Kingdom
Category Goods
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status
Published 21st Jun 2023
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-02b9e4 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Fusion equipment |
| Procurement Method | - |
| Value | - |
United Kingdom
Category Goods
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status
Published 21st Jun 2023
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-02b9e4 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Fusion equipment |
| Procurement Method | - |
| Value | - |
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Colette McKernan
colette.mckernan [at] ukaea.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
N/A
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
High Heat Flux Thermal Hydraulic and Electromagnetic Test Rig
Reference number
T/TM012/18
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42664000 - Fusion equipment
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Rotherham
II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Design and construction of an innovative Module Test Facility(MTF) test rig to meet solutions not currently available on the market. The MTF
test rig will provide a thermo-hydraulic and electromagnetic test facility for testing prototype
components in fusion relevant (but non-nuclear) environments.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
16 December 2019
End date
31 July 2025
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section IV. Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2021/S 000-012915
Section V. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
11749
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
16 December 2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Wood Nuclear Limited
Knutsford
WA16 8QZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £14,326,935
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
- 42664000 - Fusion equipment
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Design and construction of an innovative Module Test Facility(MTF) test rig to meet solutions not currently available on the market. The MTF test rig will provide a thermo-hydraulic and electromagnetic test facility for testing prototype components in fusion relevant (but non-nuclear) environments, aiming at the development and subsequent
purchase of supplies, service and/or works to deliver the MTF to agreed performance levels
and costs.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
16 December 2019
End date
31 July 2025
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£31,900,000
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Jacobs Clean Energy Ltd
Cottons Centre
London
SE1 2QG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
Jacobs Clean Energy Ltd
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Price cap added, subject to Employer’s risks materialising after 1st October 2022.
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
On the first condition, the reasoning is that this is an experimental project, which explains the unforeseen circumstance (significant cost overruns due to the experimental nature of the project) and that is the principal purpose of a Target Cost Contract. This certainty obtained through the price cap would not have been possible initially, due to the aggregate risks inherent to the experimental nature of the project. On the second condition, adding a cap does not alter the overall nature of the contract, as the contractor is still providing services in relation to the design and procurement, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of CHIMERA. On the third condition, the reasoning is that adding a price cap does not carry any increase in price.
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £14,326,935
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £31,900,000