AWE: Provision of scientific, manufacturing and research equipment, goods, and associated services

Tender description

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is an arms-length body of the Ministry of Defence employing around 6,000 people headquartered in Aldermaston, Berkshire. AWE is looking to engage with the market to understand the supplier’s capability to support its world class scientific, manufacturing, and research requirements, in order to inform the procurement strategy for these requirements. The scope of Services being considered is not limited to, but represented by: Market / product research services Sourcing / procurement services Delivery services Installation & commissioning services Planned maintenance services Unplanned rapid call out maintenance services The types of equipment we require support for is not limited to, but represented by: Scientific & manufacturing equipment Laboratory consumables Chemicals & chemical compounds Lasers Lenses & optics High vacuum equipment X-ray generating equipment Electronic components Radioactive sources Analytical standards Packaging Photographic & AV equipment To support the development of our procurement strategy and understand how the market can support and fulfil AWE requirements, AWE is requesting interested parties to submit the proforma; Appendix A, to AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk, including in the title of your email submission “Lab Equipment & Consumables”. Once the necessary security checks have been carried out using information submitted in the proforma, if successful, the RFI will be sent to the nominated email in your proforma. In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, the AWE is not committing to conduct any procurement in relation to this Programme. Note: The nature of this contract is such that the award will be subject to supplier’s passing AWE’s security requirements as dictated by its site licenses.