Published date: 12 December 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 5 January 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Rolling stock - 34620000

  • Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons - 34621000

  • Railway maintenance or service vehicles - 34621200

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Scotland

Procurement reference

tender_403748/1292584

Published date

12 December 2023

Closing date

5 January 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice.

A previous Invitation to Negotiate with Direct Rail Services for this requirement was issued in 2021 which, due to unforeseen issues did not result in the award of a contract.
Previous Publication references:
tender_267347/931422 and
2021/S 000-004902 (VEAT)

This is therefore a repeat of the previous exercise (a second round) .

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
· absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:
The Submarine Delivery Agency's (SDA) Irradiated Fuel Management Team, a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a Contract to Direct Rail Services for 6 years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2030.

It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. These are:
Direct Rail Services are the Registration Holder and Keeper for the two MOD Railway Wagons used to carry used nuclear navel fuel. Direct Rail Services are currently the only licensed nuclear fuel carrier by rail in the UK.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Mr James Fletcher

Address

#3301, ASH 3A, NH3, MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

james.fletcher130@mod.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency