Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance
Calder Bridge
Seascale
CA20 1PG
Contact
Rhyannon Harding
rhyannon.harding@sellafieldsites.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
National registration number
01002607
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/3510
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=13331&B=SELLAFIELD
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Nuclear Decommissioning
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Journal Access PIN
Reference number
Journal Access
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 22211000 - Journals
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Access to digital Journals and wider publications.
See attached support literature.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £120,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 22211100 - Official journals
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Purpose and Lines of Enquiry The purpose of this pre-market engagement PIN is for Sellafield Ltd to gain a greater understanding of the supply chain that supports Journal and Literature Access. We are asking the supply chain, who are interested, to respond to the Lines of Enquiry detailed in this scope and those with the capability to support this requirement through the CTM (enter ref) by (date) using the message function for the PIN. Background Sellafield Ltd manages the operations on the Sellafield Site and its core mission over the coming decades will be to ensure that ageing hazardous facilities are made safe and to decommission the most complex nuclear site in Europe. This mission presents a range of engineering and technical challenges and uncertainties, many of which are unique with no ready-made solutions. Sellafield Ltd are responsible for navigating through these challenges and uncertainties and to enable them to do this work, there are a range of technical and scientific communities within Sellafield Ltd, all of whom require access to academic materials, particularly journals and literature. Access to this information is key to ensure Sellafield Ltd can stay abreast of modern thinking and maintain safe operations. Sellafield Ltd Journal and Literature requirements Sellafield are looking to establish comprehensive access to the world’s academic research output in science and technology fields including, but not limited to, the following topics; • Nuclear Industry science and technology • Chemistry • Physics • Materials Science • Microbiology • Measurement Science and Technology • Radiation Physics and technology • Nuclear physics • Process and Chemical Engineering • Non-destructive Evaluation • Analytical Chemistry • Nuclear Chemistry • Civil and Structural Engineering • Fluid Dynamics • Robotics • Artificial Intelligence • Environmental
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 March 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes