Published date: 27 November 2019

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: 6 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver - 60180000

  • Cargo handling and storage services - 63100000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£5,000,000 to £10,000,000

Procurement reference

20191127123037-3510

Published date

27 November 2019

Closing date

6 January 2020

Contract start date

1 September 2020

Contract end date

31 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Full details of the requirement are set out in document '5713 Logistics Service Provider Scope Document' which is included in the procurement documents within CTM. The main services required are:

Operation of the Security and Distribution Centre (S&DC) - operations at the S&DC in Lillyhall, Workington includes warehouse receiving services, operation of the Delivery Management System (DMS), application of track and trace of goods, security screening of goods and materials, cross-docking, freight forwarding and delivery services for the Control Tower.

Operation of the Control Tower (CT) - the Control Tower is the central hub for co-ordination of the sites logistics services. The primary function of the CT is to identify and co-ordinate deliveries to the main Sellafield site and procedurally arrange the individual security access requirements to enable all deliveries to be efficiently managed to reduce and control traffic and support the operational sites requirements. The CT will maintain complete responsibility for all commercial inbound logistics, security screening of goods and materials at the S&DC and onward consolidated distribution to Sellafield Ltd sites in West Cumbria.

The contract has a break point at Year 3 and Year 3.5. Making this a 3 plus 0.5 plus 0.5 contract term.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Thomas Barnes

Address

Banna Court
Cumbria
Ingwell Dr
CA243HW
ENG

Telephone

+44 1946784795

Email

Andrew.Y.Barnes@Sellafieldsites.com

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate