Published date: 7 April 2022

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: 9 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

  • Technical support services - 71356300

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£7,500,000 to £8,000,000

Procurement reference

20220407140045-3510

Published date

7 April 2022

Closing date

9 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 August 2022

Contract end date

23 August 2026

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

DSRL are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide Safety Case and Peer Review Services. It is proposed that the Framework Agreement is split into two Lots, one for Safety Case and one for Peer Review and four Consultants, per Lot, shall be awarded a Framework Agreement.

The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) commencing August 2022 potentially through to July 2026 subject to extension. The estimated cumulative value of contracts that may be awarded through this Framework is £8M. It is anticipated that call-off Contracts will be up to £250k in value. Although the Employer reserves the right to award Contracts in excess of £250k if required.

The scope of services for Safety Case Services (Lot 1) includes but is not limited to the following:
• Production of Safety Cases in accordance with MAN 2021 Safety Case Manual and SPEC 0070 Safety Case documents. The production of these documents will probably involve site visits to the Dounreay site. This may include, but is not limited to: Licence Condition 15 Reviews; Preliminary Safety Reports; Pre-Construction Safety Reports; Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports; Pre-Operations Safety Reports; Dounreay Modification Reports; Decommissioning Safety Justifications.
• Provision of specialist Safety Case Services, in accordance with MAN 2021 Safety Case Manual and SPEC 0070 Safety Case documents. The provision of these services will probably involve site visits to the Dounreay site. This may include, but is not limited to: Human Factors; Criticality Assessments; Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessment; Engineering Substantiation; Radiation Shielding Assessments

The scope of services for Peer Review Services (Lot 2) includes but is not limited to the following:
• Perform demonstrably Independent Nuclear Safety Assessments of Safety Cases and other nuclear safety submissions in accordance with PRC 0071 Peer Review of Safety Cases and the Nuclear Industry Good Practice Guide to Peer Review of Safety Cases. This may include, but is not limited to: Licence Condition 15 Reviews; Preliminary Safety Reports; Pre-Construction Safety Reports; Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports; Pre-Operations Safety Reports.
• Perform demonstrably independent Peer Reviews or Independent Technical Assessment as required in support of due process for a nuclear safety submission. This may include, but is not limited to: Human Factors; Criticality Assessments; Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessments; Engineering Substantiation; Radiation Shielding Assessments


About the buyer

Contact name

Declan Gunn

Address

D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
SCT

Telephone

+44 1847802264

Email

declan.m.gunn@dounreay.com

Website

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