Published date: 13 April 2024

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


Closing: 5 January 2024, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Repair and maintenance services - 50000000

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

£123,000

Procurement reference

tender_403748/1343421

Published date

13 April 2024

Closing date

5 January 2024

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2030

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

Confirmation of Award of the Entity in Charge of Maintenance (ECM).

A previous Invitation to Negotiate with Direct Rail Services for this requirement was issued in 2021 which, due to unforeseen issues did not result in the award of a contract.

A second tender round was ran between November 2023 and April 2024.

Previous Publication references:

FIRST ROUND 2021:

tender_267347/931422 and

2021/S 000-004902 (VEAT/ VTN)

SECOND ROUND 2023:

tender_403748/1292584

SECOND ROUND 2024:

2024/S 000-006655 (VEAT/ VTN)

Explanation:

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:

· absence of competition for technical reasons

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.

A 6 years contract has been awarded with options to extend.

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Award information

Awarded date

5 April 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Total value of contract

£123,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Direct Rail Services Ltd Trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions

Address

Regents Court, Baron Way Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ

Reference

Companies House number: 03020822

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

https://www.directrailservices.com/

About the buyer

Contact name

Jason Prichard

Address

Submarine Delivery Agency Ash 3A #3301, Ministry of Defence Abbey Wood,
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Telephone

0

Email

Jason.Prichard102@mod.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency