Published date: 3 May 2024

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Awarded contract (published 3 May 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Radiation protection services - 90721600

Location of contract

CA20 1PG

Value of contract

£10,240,000

Procurement reference

CF-0141400D4L000000iAvzUAE

Published date

3 May 2024

Closing date

20 July 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

5 April 2024

Contract end date

5 April 2028

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The requirement is for Sellafield to engage with a lead supply chain organisation to take on the Radiometric Characteristic Services (RCS), for a four year period, with the supply chain provider delivering both standard and be-spoke services as per the requirements of Sellafield site, with the Sellafield RCS team acting role of intelligent client provision.

The supply chain partner will work closely with the Radiometric Systems Group Characterisation Team (RSGCT) to deliver fit for purpose, in-situ, radiometric characterisation solutions. The demand profile for RCS services is anticipated to accelerate as the site moves towards Post Operational Clean Out (POCO), decommissioning and high hazard reduction. Future site demand is currently unclear which necessitates the requirement for an increasingly flexible, integrated approach to radiometric characterisation delivery by RSGCT and a supply chain partner.

RCS will be used to resolve both current and emerging radiometric characterisation issues and will be critical for future remediation and high hazard reduction activities.

Examples of typical RCS delivery projects are:

• Radiation imaging surveys to provide hotspot maps of radionuclide distributions associated with areas of plant. These surveys may be extended to provide detailed activity or dose estimation at points with the survey area;

• Gamma spectrometry and neutron counting measurements to provide detailed assay of items such as waste packages, waste drums, crates, International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) freight containers and gloveboxes; and

• Dose rate mapping and quantification.

Award information

Awarded date

5 April 2024

Contract start date

5 April 2024

Contract end date

5 April 2028

Total value of contract

£10,240,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Cavendish Nuclear

Address

20 Radar Road, Leicester, Leicester, LE3 1UF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Steven Macilwaine

Address

Birchwood Park Avenue
Warrington
WA3 6GR
GB

Email

steven.macilwaine@sellafieldsites.com