Published date: 29 September 2023

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Opportunity (published 29 September 2023, last edited 1 November 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Radiation protection services - 90721600

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£500,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

CF-0140900D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

29 September 2023

Closing date

18 December 2023

Closing time

1:30pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

As the radioactive substances environmental regulator in England, Environment Agency employees working in the radioactive substances regulation (RSR) 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 are in our employment. However, 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 currently 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 31/30 March/April 2024 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, training and operational services such as leak testing the radioactive sources we own.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Barkhouse

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Email

andrew.barkhouse@defra.gov.uk