Published date: 2 May 2019

This notice was replaced on 16 July 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 16 July 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Radiation protection services - 90721600

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

Value of contract

£100,000 to £132,000

Procurement reference

tender_201652/766234

Published date

2 May 2019

Closing date

24 May 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 June 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

As the radioactive substances regulator in England, Environment Agency employees working in the radioactive substances regulation function routinely come into contact with ionising radiations. There are numerous legal duties placed on the Environment Agency as an employer relating to health and safety and many of these can be discharged by suitably qualified and experienced staff who in our employment. The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 require that employers who engage in 'work with ionising radiations' must consult '...such suitable radiation protection advisers as are necessary ...'. While the Environment Agency is not strictly speaking a radiation employer, we have discussed whether we need to appoint a radiation protection adviser with colleagues in the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Nuclear Regulation and have received advice that it would be consistent with good practice to appoint one.
The current Environment Agency contract to provide these services will end on 30 June 2019 and consequently we now need to re-open the competition for these services.
Specifically, the contract is required to provide radiation protection advisory services throughout England for National and Area Based teams requiring radiation safety advice, support and training.

More information

Links

Additional text

All correspondence regarding this tender must be made through the Defra Bravo ePortal. Details of how to register on the portal and view this opportunity can be found on the homepage of the portal.
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge via the portal once your organisation is registered.
Please note the final date for the download of tender documents is 23 May 2019 ahead of the tender submission deadline of 10:00 on 28 May 2019.

About the buyer

Contact name

Carol Caddick

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

carol.caddick@environment-agency.gov.uk

Website

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk