Published date: 1 May 2018

This notice was replaced on 15 October 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 October 2018)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Safety consultancy services - 79417000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,000,000 to £2,000,000

Procurement reference

NNL000333

Published date

1 May 2018

Closing date

6 June 2018

Contract start date

2 July 2018

Contract end date

30 June 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NNL have a requirement for third party Safety Consultancy services to support operations. Currently these requirements are fulfilled through an existing suite of framework agreements, awarded in 2013 and further extended in 2016, however there is a need to approach the market again. Since moving to Contracting Authority status in 2017 NNL are now required to competitively tender all above threshold supplier needs in accordance with OJEU Procurement Regulations.

Quite often, the need for NNL to enlist Safety Consultancy support is client driven so having pre-qualified, commercially viable suppliers improves NNL's speed of response. Multi-supplier frameworks will allow NNL to be agile enough to meet client needs without having to conduct multiple Procurements adhering to OJEU timescales.

NNL's approach will be to award a number of framework agreements against four defined Lots, on a two years plus one plus one basis. Suppliers who are successfully selected to a framework will then be invited to bid on all opportunities under the successful Lot on a mini-competition basis.

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Jones

Address

Central Laboratory
Seascale
CA201PG
England

Telephone

01925 289 958

Email

michael.jones@nnl.co.uk