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Manufacture and supply of graphite blocks to an approved grade suitable for the manufacture of armour tiles for the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) machine.The works are to be carried out in an acceptably safe and environmentally responsible manner ...

Contract award notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Contact point(s): Contracts Officer
For the attention of: Jim Ennis
OX14 3DB Abingdon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1235466257
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1235466648

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.uk-atomic-energy.org.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Other: Fusion Research
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Manufacture and supply of graphite blocks.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

NUTS code UKJ14

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Manufacture and supply of graphite blocks to an approved grade suitable for the manufacture of armour tiles for the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) machine.
The works are to be carried out in an acceptably safe and environmentally responsible manner and all personnel are to be suitably qualified and experienced for the nature of the contract.
Invitation to tender documents can be accessed for download by following this link:

http://www.uk-atomic-energy.org.uk/TenderDocs.aspx?DocName=graphite.zip

II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

14814000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
T/JE044/11
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 3000167098 Lot title: Graphite blocks.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.2.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Mersen UK Portslade Ltd.
South Street
BN41 2LX Portslade
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Documents. All documents must be in English or with an English translation.
Payment. All prices must be stated in tenderers local currency.
Cost of tendering. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserve the right not to award a contract. The costs of tendering shall be the responsibility of tenderers.
English law. The contract shall be considered as a contract made in England and shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the provisions of English Law.
Annulment. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority reserve the right to annul the tendering process and not award a contract.
Sub-contracting. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority work within strict safety guidelines and tenderers will be required to specify and justify any proposals to subcontract.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: 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 has 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 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
8.2.2012