Published date: 10 March 2017

Last edited date: 10 March 2017

This notice was replaced on 23 March 2018

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Awarded contract (published 23 March 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Collection of radioactive waste - 90521100

  • Radioactive waste storage services - 90521200

  • Disposal of radioactive waste - 90521300

    • Transport of radioactive waste - 90521400

    • Transportation of low level nuclear waste - 90521410

    • Transportation of intermediate level nuclear waste - 90521420

Location of contract

OX11 0QX

Value of contract

£0 to £400,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR17007

Published date

10 March 2017

Closing date

18 April 2017

Contract start date

8 May 2017

Contract end date

7 May 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK Shared Business Services Ltd as the Contracting
Authority is putting in place a contract for the Science
and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for the
provision of the end to end disposal process of
combustible radioactive waste from collection of waste
from Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (RAL) to final
disposal by incineration at suitable location(s).

The ISIS Facility based in the STFC Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory (RAL) site at Harwell has a
permit to accumulate radioactive waste at RAL and is
currently holding various categories of radioactive
waste in varying size and shape.
STFC are presently working through a planned
reduction in the amount of waste held on site to satisfy
their permit arrangements granted by the Environment
Agency.
As part of this exercise a call-off contract is needed for
the regular disposal of combustible waste. STFC are
to engage a suitable and qualified bidder to take
responsibility for the end to end disposal process from
collection of waste packages from RAL to final
disposal at suitable incineration location(s).
Mandatory selection requirements for interested
parties include amongst other things; i) that the
person/location to whom waste will be transferred
must be the holder of a current permit under the
Environmental Permitting Regulations to receive and
dispose of radioactive waste by incineration, and; ii)
must be able to provide confirmation of having Class 7
transportation arrangements and suitably trained
driver(s) in place.

Scope
Bidders are asked to provide a price schedule for the
disposal of combustible radioactive waste for the next
4 years.
The scope of service required is for the end to end
disposal process including, but not limited to;
transportation, incineration, administration, production
of disposal certification and management costs.
The contract shall operate as a call off agreement
whereby STFC will order waste consignment
collections as and when demand requires and each
consignment collection shall be priced by the
successful bidder in accordance with the schedule of
rates.
The price shall remain firm and fixed for 2 years,
thereafter they shall be subject to change in
accordance with price adjustment mechanism for
years 3 and 4 using the Services Producer Price
Indices (SPPI) as published by the Office for National
Statistics.

The typical type and quantities of waste are included
in the specification for indicative purposes, however
STFC does not guarantee a minimum or maximum
volume nor does the contract offer exclusivity to the
successful bidder.

More information

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All submissions will be assessed in accordance with
the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for
procurement values that exceed Regulation 5
(Threshold amounts)

This procurement will be managed electronically via
the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite.

To participate in this procurement, participants shall
first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing
Suite, this can be done online at
https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following
the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, Bidders must have a
valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and
Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are
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invited to do so. Note: registration may take some
time please ensure that you allow a suffient amount of
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crown-commercial-service-supplier

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Your organisations full name as a registered supplier;
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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the
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procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite.

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Responses must be received by the Deadline date (18th April) as stated in the RFP document.

Responses received outside or concurrently using the
eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered
further for this opportunity.

About the buyer

Contact name

Bernie Marsh

Address

Polaris House,
North Star Avenue,
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

bernie.marsh@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk