Published date: 11 July 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£57,235.49

Procurement reference

ONR392

Published date

11 July 2019

Closing date

6 March 2019

Contract start date

3 June 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

ONR is seeking to engage one of the Technical Support Contractors (TSC) appointed on Lot 2 of its Technical Support Framework.
DDRs developed using data compilations from reactors in different countries show apparently national biases in the effects of irradiation in that a DDR developed from surveillance data from that country's fleet will predict the behaviour of that fleet well, but will show both increased uncertainty and bias with respect to another country's fleet. An understanding of the causes underlying these apparently national biases is essential in developing and maintaining Safety Cases for RPV materials. This is already the case for SZB, but will become more acute as GDA designs begin construction. This will become still more of a pressing problem with Advanced Reactor Designs which utilise materials outside of the current operating experience in terms of doses, neutron energy spectra and irradiation.

There is a need for the UK regulator, therefore, to develop an understanding of the irradiation embrittlement to maintain understanding for operating fleet and to develop understanding for future foreseeable challenges.

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Award information

Awarded date

30 May 2019

Contract start date

3 June 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£57,235.49

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Atkins Ltd

Address

Birchwood Park
Chadwick House
Warrington Road
Risley
Warrington
WA3 6AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Redgrave Court
Merton Road
BOOTLE
L207HS
England

Email

tenders@hse.gov.uk