Published date: 11 March 2016

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: 1 April 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Dosimeters - 38527200

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SO17186

Published date

11 March 2016

Closing date

1 April 2016

Contract start date

2 May 2016

Contract end date

1 May 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CAST's scientists and engineers work with a variety of radioactive sources and different types of radiation.
CAST has an obligation to undertake radiation dose measurements for potentially exposed workers, and keep records of any doses received.
CAST shall ensure that activities are suitably risk assessed and where appropriate control measures shall be put in place to help mitigate any risk, and keep radiation dose levels as low as reasonably achievable. CAST will monitor radiation doses through the use of personal dosimeters
The supplier must offer an Approved Dosimetry Service (ADS), approved by the UK Health and Safety executive under the Ionising radiation Regulations 1999
Currently CAST only require a Dosimetry Service for non-classified workers, although this may change in the future.
The supplier will have the ability to provide a variety of personal radiation dosemeters, to cover a variety of measurement needs. This must include;
• A range of TLDs (Thermoluminescent Dosemeters) capable of measuring whole body, skin & extremity does of gamma, x-ray and beta radiation.
• Neutron Dosemeters for measurements of whole body and skin doses from neutron radiations.
• Named & unnamed dosimeters.
• Transit controls to ensure that no exposure occurred during transportation.
Dosemeters should be exchanged and read on an agreed schedule, for example every 4, 8 or 12 weeks. The results should be supplied to CAST in a clear and logical format, within three weeks of the dosemeters being returned to the supplier for reading.
For full specification please view 'Appendix B - Service Description' attached.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The Invitation to Tender documents is available on CCS eSourcing (Emptoris) for completion. If you are not a Emptoris registered supplier you need to register using the CCS eSourcing Suite Supplier Guidance. Once registered Interested bidders should also familiarise themselves with the Authority's document: "Instructions to Potential Suppliers" which contains information of the procurement exercise.

About the buyer

Contact name

Remi Areh

Address

2nd Floor, Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6NH
England

Email

remi.areh@crowncommercial.gov.uk