How to win: UKNNL - Fabrication, Machining, Associated Supplies and Services Open Framework

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The framework has the ability to award contracts through restricted quick quotes, open quick quotes, mini competition and direct award. Call-off contracts can be either fixed cost or cost reimbursable. Mini-Competition Where mini-competition is used, this is to be via the e-tender portal and must include all suppliers on the applicable lot. Each mini competition will be restricted to only one Lot. Should requirements at call-off not have been priced at point of framework creation, mini-competition should be held allowing all suppliers in the applicable Lot to price, accordingly, providing the additional requirement fits within the overall subject matter of the applicable Lot. Mini-competition criteria must not repeat qualification questions. The evaluation criteria must however comprise of the following, with weighting allowances adhered to: Evaluation Criteria Range • Pricing 5-90% • Technical 5-90% • Social Value 5-90% Mini competitions can be ran using both the Open Procedure and the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, where the call-off is above threshold. The Framework Agreement permits contracts to be awarded by direct award. UKNNL may award

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £15,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 8 December 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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