Published date: 10 March 2021

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.


Closing: 31 March 2021, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons - 34621000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland

Value of contract

£180,000

Procurement reference

tender_267347/931422

Published date

10 March 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice.

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
· absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:
The Submarine Delivery Agency's (SDA) Irradiated Fuel Management Team, a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a Contract to Direct Rail Services for an initial 3 and a half years, with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years.
It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. These are:
Direct Rail Services are the Registration Holder and Keeper for the two MOD Railway Wagons used to carry used nuclear navel fuel. Direct Rail Services are currently the only licensed nuclear fuel carrier by rail in the UK.

More information

Attachments

  • 20210108_ECM2_SDA_NP_700009442_Tender Pack (as issued) Readacted.pdf
  • Tender notice
  • This is the Invitation to Tender (ITN) document for the SDA's ECM2 proposed contract with Direct Rail Services. Some redaction has taken place on individual's names only. Note that an earlier reference number of SDA/NP/700009442 is used within the document.

Links

Additional text

Issued Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document, released on 2 March 2021 to Direct Rail Services (DRS)

About the buyer

Contact name

Jason Prichard

Address

Ash 3b #3301, MoD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

jason.prichard102@mod.gov.uk