UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-2263 STFC Network Enhancement & Expansion Program

UK-Swindon: Ancillary works for electricity power lines.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       www.ukri.org, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1793442000, Email: stfcprocurement@ukri.org
       Contact: STFC Procurement
       Main Address: www.ukri.org
       NUTS Code: UKK14

   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: Research and Innovation

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-2263 STFC Network Enhancement & Expansion Program            
      Reference number: UKRI-2263

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         45232200 - Ancillary works for electricity power lines.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: WORKS

      II.1.4) Short description: Replace the 2x 15/30MVA 132/11kV transformers at the Harwell South RAL Primary (HARS A1MTB, A2MTB) with 2x new 20/40MVA units o 11kV cabling between new transformers and existing transformer

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 697,200.9
                  
         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: This contract is to replace the 2x 15/30MVA 132/11kV transformers at the Harwell South RAL Primary (HARS A1MTB, A2MTB) with 2x new 20/40MVA units o 11kV cabling between new transformers and existing transformer. These works are taking place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 100
            

      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: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 16/06/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         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: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Southern Electric Power Distribution PLC T/A Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks, 04094290
             Walton Park, Walton Road, Cosham, PO6 1UJ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ31
            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: 697,200.9          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 697,200.9
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=699772648

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research and Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom

      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: 22/06/2022




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: absence of competition for technical reasons

      Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: Yes

      New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No
      
      

      


   3. Explanation
          The supply is part of the HV supply network within the RAL site. The local supply authority (DNO) SSE (Scottish and Southern Electric - SSE) are unique as they have the engineering and contracting capability to deliver this extension to the HV network which is unrestricted and owned by them, therefore any other supplier would require / subcontract SSE to do the work itself.

Further competition would not be possible as all network project work would be instructed to SSE as a Principle Contractor/Principle Designer under CDM regulations 2015.

The timetable to deliver this project is critical to STFC as this available power is on the open market to others, and its purchase secures power to several critical new projects. SSE have the availability to deliver this work to achieve this delivery date.