Awarded contract

Contingent Labour Services

  • NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY
  • Sellafield
  • Nuclear Restoration Services
  • Nuclear Transport Solutions
  • Nuclear Waste Services

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-001308

Published 15 January 2024, 3:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY

Herdus House,Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science & Technology Park

MOOR ROW

CA243HU

Email

Procurement.inbox@nda.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD11 - West Cumbria

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sellafield

Cumbria

Email

supply.chain.enquiries@sellafieldsites.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD - North West (England)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd

one.1) Name and addresses

Nuclear Restoration Services

Harwell

Email

magnox.supplier.queries@magnoxsites.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/magnox-ltd

one.1) Name and addresses

Nuclear Transport Solutions

Carlisle

Email

sales@ntsglobal.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://nucleartransportsolutions.com/

one.1) Name and addresses

Nuclear Waste Services

Harwell

Email

info@nuclearwasteservices.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Nuclear


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Contingent Labour Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is an 18 months extension of an existing call-off contract started in 2020, awarded to supplier Alexander Mann Solutions under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Public Sector Resourcing (PSR) RM3749. The extension is legally allowed under the terms of the call-off contract and covers the period between January 2024 and July 2025.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £87,850,000 / Highest offer: £113,500,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is an 18 months extension of an existing Contingent Labour contract placed with Alexander Mann Solutions under the CCS PSR Framework RM3749. It includes the services available under the framework, mainly contingent labour, but also statements of work and recruit train deploy (RTD).

AMS is the sole supplier under the CCS PSR Framework and the NDA Group is lawfully allowed under the current T&Cs to have an 18 month extension of the call-off contracts placed by each Operating Company of the NDA Group.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

This is an extension of an existing call-off contract under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) PSR (Public Sector Resourcing) Framework which has only one supplier awarded on it: AMS (Alexander Mann Solutions). The Framework allows for a lawful extension of 18 months from January 2024 until July 2025.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 January 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Alexander Mann Solutions

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02073305

Internet address

https://www.weareams.com/

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £113,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £113,500,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Energy

London

Country

United Kingdom