UK-Swindon: Commissioning of heating installations.

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
UK Research & Innovation
www.ukri.org, Polaris House, Swindon, SN2 1EU, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1793867000, Email: stfcprocurement@ukri.org
Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKJ14

I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Scientific Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: UKRI-3194 Nitrogen Supply Commissioning Services
Reference number: Not Provided

II.1.2) Main CPV code:
50721000 - Commissioning of heating installations.


II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

II.1.4) Short description: Commissioning services on a nitrogen supply system

II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value: 25,342.18

Currency:GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
Not Provided

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Main site or place of performance:
Oxfordshire


II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Commissioning services on a nitrogen supply system

II.2.5) Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30


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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: No

IV.1.8) Information about the 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
Not Provided


IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

Contract No: UKRI-3194
Lot Number: Not Provided
Title: Commissioning Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


V.2) Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 05/07/2023

V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

Contractor (No.1)
Fieldhouse Engineering Ltd, 11797967
Unit 7, Heathfield Park, Taunton, TA2 8GR, United Kingdom
NUTS Code: UKK23
The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided
Total value of the contract/lot: 25,342.18
Currency: GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information: Contract awarded by negotiated procedure without prior publication in accordance with Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR), as amended, Regulation 32 2(b)(ii) and (b)(iii).
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VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body
UK Research & Innovation
www.ukri.org, Swindon, SN2 1EU, United Kingdom
Internet address: www.ukri.org

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Not Provided

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/07/2023




ANNEX D

1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not Provided



The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: Yes

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No
Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest: No


Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: No


3. Explanation
The system was previously designed and supplied by Fieldhouse Engineering as a result of a competitive tender exercise. The OEM is the only one who can commission due to technical reasons and proprietary rights on parts of the design, thus Regulation 32 applies.