Published date: 25 April 2024

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


Closing: 5 April 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £240,000

Procurement reference

tender_396257/1349010

Published date

25 April 2024

Closing date

5 April 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

1 April 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Crown Commercial Services
Framework RM6179 - Legal Services Panel DPS Lot 2

Nuclear is a vital part of our energy mix, providing low carbon power now and into the
future. The safe and efficient decommissioning of our nuclear legacy is an area of world leading expertise.

Since 2009, the ex-British Energy estate of eight nuclear power plants (the Advanced Gas Cooled Stations (AGRs)) has been owned and operated by EDF Energy. The
decommissioning of those plants is funded by the Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF) under a
framework of legal agreements ('the Agreements') made between EDF, HM Government
and the NLF trustees, which were signed in June 2021. The Agreements included an option
for the Secretary of State (SoS) to take ownership of EDF's sites on closure to arrange for
their decommissioning ('the SoS Option') which has now been exercised. The NLF is
underwritten by the UK Government. The Department is working in conjunction with key
stakeholders including the NLF, EDF, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and
its subsidiaries Sellafield (SL) and Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) to prepare for the
first of the station transfers in 2026.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

12 April 2024

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

1 April 2026

Total value of contract

£240,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Simmons & Simmons LLP

Address

CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 9SS, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

Companies House number: OC352713

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House, Northstar Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk