Closed tender

AWE Industrial, Medical and Special Gases and Associated Equipment and Services

Details

Value
£19,300,000
Topic
Gases
Published
14 February 2024
Submission
15 March 2024

Tender description

AWE is looking to appoint a supplier to supply its requirements for industrial, medical and special gases and associated equipment and services. Lot 1: AWE is looking to appoint a supplier to supply its requirements for industrial, medical and special gases and associated equipment and services post expiry of its existing contract which expires on 31st December 2024. A procurement is required to secure future supplies under a new contract. Whilst AWE is seeking a supply solution managed through a single supplier, the supplier can meet the requirements either directly through its own production facilities or by leveraging its supply chain by sub-contracting. The supply of products and associated services will support the AWE sites at both Aldermaston and Burghfield. At present there are no plans to service other sites, however it should be noted that during the life of the contract term, the infrastructure and layout of the site may change which may in turn lead to required changes in respect of the in scope services. In respect of the requirements, the following are deemed in scope. 1. Compressed Industrial Gases 2. Compressed Medical Gases 3. Compressed Research/Special Gases and Gas Mixtures 4. Bulk Gases in Liquid Form 5. Cryo Liquids in Small Vessels 6. Solid Carbon Dioxide (CO2, ‘Dry Ice’) 7. Gas Regulators and Handling Equipment 8. Assorted Fixtures and Fittings 9. Maintenance and Inspection Services 10. Rental of Gases Tanks 11. Delivery Services 12. Gas Safety Training Courses 13. Demand and Inventory Management During the course of the Contract AWE may require additional gases to be provided in addition to those specified above. To access the full suite of tender documents interested parties must: • Email aweprocurement@awe.co.uk confirming the following: 1. Company name 2. Named contact and email address for future tender communications Additional information: Whilst AWE is seeking a supply solution managed through a single supplier, the supplier can meet the requirements either directly through its own production facilities or by leveraging its supply chain by sub-contracting to relevant trusted sub-contractors. AWE has specific security requirements. These are specified in the procurement documents which can be accessed in accordance with I.3.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published14 February 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date15 March 2024

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 24100000 · Gases
  • 24110000 · Industrial gases
  • 24111000 · Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
  • 24111100 · Argon
  • 24111200 · Rare gases
  • 24111300 · Helium
  • 24111500 · Medical gases
  • 24111600 · Hydrogen
  • 24111700 · Nitrogen
  • 24111800 · Liquid nitrogen
  • 24111900 · Oxygen
  • 24112100 · Carbon dioxide
  • 24112200 · Nitrogen oxides
  • 24113200 · Compressed air
  • 24311900 · Chlorine
  • 24321115 · Acetylene
  • 31711400 · Valves and tubes
  • 38420000 · Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases
  • 38421110 · Flowmeters
  • 38423000 · Pressure-measuring equipment
  • 38423100 · Pressure gauges
  • 38431100 · Gas-detection apparatus
  • 42131140 · Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves
  • 42131141 · Pressure-reducing valves
  • 42131142 · Control valves
  • 42131147 · Safety valves
  • 42131170 · Gas-cylinder outlet valves
  • 42131320 · Choke manifolds
  • 42131390 · Assemblies of valves
  • 44523200 · Mountings
  • 44523300 · Fittings
  • 44612000 · Liquefied-gas containers
  • 44612100 · Gas cylinders
  • 44612200 · Gas tanks
  • 63121110 · Gas storage services
  • 80550000 · Safety training services

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