Published date: 11 February 2025
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
Analysis services - 71620000
Laboratory services - 71900000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£96,000,000
Procurement reference
CF-0208000D4L000000iAvzUAE
Published date
11 February 2025
Closing date
9 April 2025
Closing time
1pm
Contract start date
1 August 2026
Contract end date
31 July 2034
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Analytical Services provides an essential service in support of Sellafield Operations which in accordance with its Site Licence Conditions requires Sellafield to report to the regulatory bodies eg Environmental Agency (EA) and demonstrate the use of Best Available Technology (BAT) and As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) for the management of effluent and other waste activities which are key to delivery of the Sellafield Ltd mission. The site is envisaged to have a demand for analytical services until 2110.
Sellafield Ltd has therefore a requirement for suitably experienced and qualified service providers(s) to undertake Very Low Active (VLA) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations. The service is to consist of sample receipt and transportation to labs, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal.
The estimated value of the contract scope of work is £56m -£96m, contract duration is to be 8 years.
The current supply chain contractual arrangements for Very Low Active Analytical Services include:
- Environmental, Low Active Radiological, Dosimetry and Chemical analyses
Current contractual arrangements are due to expire and Sellafield Ltd will be undertaking a procurement exercise for the continued provision of these services.
Parties who are interested in potentially submitting a tender for this opportunity are requested to register on the shared service Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) OneNDA eCommercial Systems powered by Atamis (Atamis), which can be accessed via the URL https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome . Parties who register on this system should then register against Atamis Project C22624 in order to access the Analysis of Very Low Active and Environmental Samples opportunity in order to:
- view the procurement and tender documents,
- ask questions or request further information using the inbuilt messaging facility; and
- submit your tender response
About the buyer
Contact name
Christopher Hart
Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue
Warrington
WA3 6GR
GB
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