Published date: 20 September 2024

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 30 November 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Diving services - 98363000

Location of contract

CA20 1PG

Value of contract

£18,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0181900D4L000000iAvzUAE

Published date

20 September 2024

Approach to market date

30 November 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2031

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

DRAFT - NEC TERM SERVICE CONTRACT

With reference to the pending Invitation to Tender (ITT) for a Nuclear Diving Capability at Sellafield, please find attached a DRAFT copy of the proposed contract terms. The document has been issued for your perusal and comments. Please note:-

THIS DRAFT IS BEING SHARED FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES TO OBTAIN SPECIFIC FEEDBACK FROM THE MARKET. THE ENTIRETY OF THIS DRAFT CONTRACT (INCLUDING THE COMMERCIAL MODEL) IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE]


Please submit any feedback up to and including 04th October 2024 1700hrs


CAPABILITY DESCRIPTION
The Provision of a Nuclear Diving Capability for Legacy Ponds at Sellafield. The proof of concept to use divers in supporting High Hazard and Risk Reduction HHRR has been demonstrated and proven at Sellafield, a Nuclear Diving Capability will include but may not be limited to: providing technical support in developing the safety case and diving scope, manufacturing specific tooling, undertaking trial dives in simulated ponds, and mobilising dive teams on-plant where diving activities will include managing sludge and trialling a range of clean-up activities please note there is no commitment as to actual volume of work.

It is envisaged the Diving Capabilities will have the ability to deliver the following capabilities:
1. Safety Case development and permissions
2. Trialling and Tooling
3. Radiological Surveys (Underwater)
4. Mobilisation and Demobilisation activities to support diving operations
5 Diving Resource Capability and Capacity

Activities will be aligned to 4 workstreams and will include but may not be limited to the following,
:-
Technical advisory, Project Campaign, Programme Core Team, Ops Divers


The Open Tender will be issued via the ATAMIS which is a procurement and tendering platform. Please ensure you have registered on the ATAMIS portal if you wish to participate and view relevant information.
Please visit the NDA Atamis website to register.
Indicative date for ITT issue is October/November 2024

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Allison Booth

Address

Sir Christopher Harding House, North Shore Road, Vertex Centre
Whitehaven, Cumbria
CA28 7XY
GB

Email

allison.j.booth@sellafieldsites.com