Published date: 28 February 2024

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


Closing: 9 February 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Nuclear fuels - 09340000

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£41,860

Procurement reference

PSS_2023_094

Published date

28 February 2024

Closing date

9 February 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

10 February 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

There is a demand from Sellafield Limited to improve inspection of Special Nuclear Material (SNM) packages and
store infrastructure to ensure continued safe and secure storage. SL have issued two requests for quotation (RFQ)
to produce feasibility studies to examine / inspect SNM packages in two arrangements, ex-situ, and in-situ. For
each arrangement an optioneering exercise would be performed to identify potential inspection system solutions
and a down-selection to a preferred technology option. The scope of work for this contract will only cover the
arrangements for ex-situ, details of this are as follows:

• Investigate options to use existing concepts of the Automated Stores Project via existing Kuka tooling,
concepts for inspections buggy and temporary stores to implement a package inspection capability.

Award information

Awarded date

27 November 2023

Contract start date

10 February 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£41,860

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Strathclyde

Address

John Anderson Building
G4 0NG
GB

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£41,860

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

David Brown

Address

Central Laboratory
Seascale
CA201PG
England

Telephone

01900 397025

Email

david.brown@uknnl.com