Published date: 22 November 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000
Technical inspection and testing services - 71630000
Technical inspection services - 71631000
Technical testing services - 71632000
Non-destructive testing services - 71632200
Location of contract
CA20 1PG
Value of contract
£35,950,000
Procurement reference
CF-0018500D4L000000iAvzUAE1
Published date
22 November 2022
Closing date
16 January 2023
Closing time
11am
Contract start date
1 November 2023
Contract end date
31 October 2026
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?
No
Description
Sellafield Ltd acting as the lead for a collaborative procurement on behalf of the NDA group of organisations, including but not limited to, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited, Magnox Limited, Nuclear Waste Services (joint trading name of both Low Level Waste Repository Ltd and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd, Nuclear Transport Solutions (joint trading name of International Nuclear Services Ltd and Direct Rail Services Ltd), Sellafield Ltd (the Participating Entities). Sellafield Ltd is seeking to enter into an arrangement for the Provision of Inspection and Quality Assurance Services including but not exclusive to welding; mechanical; industrial coating; CE&I inspection and Non Destructive Testing (NDT) supported by welding and metallurgy Subject Matter Experts (SME's).
The service will be provided at Participating Entity sites and the sites of suppliers from across the UK and overseas
In relation to the delivery of products and services from both local and overseas suppliers, provision of independent third party inspection services are required to;
- comply with regulatory and legal obligations.
- assure compliance with specifications and requirements; and
- ensure that standards are met.
The value stated above is for the maximum contract term of 60 months, which consists of an initial contract term of 36 months with an option for two extension periods of 12 months each.
The start date stated below is the contract start date for the provision of the service under the new contractual arrangement. As set out in the procurement documents the indicative date for contract award/transition commencement is 30/06/23, which will allow a period of approximately 4 months to transition to the new contractual arrangement.
The procurement documents are available via the https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome portal. Once you have registered on and accessed the portal, use Atamis reference C8509 to access the Provision of Inspection and Quality Assurance opportunity to:
- view the tender documents,
- ask questions or request further information using the inbuilt messaging facility; and
- submit your tender response.
The tender opportunity will be managed in its entirety via the Atamis e-tendering system and its messaging facility must be used as the communication method to request further information or ask any questions.
About the buyer
Contact name
Kenneth Webster
Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue
Warrington
WA3 6GR
GB
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Closing: 16 January 2023, 11am
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