Planning

Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partners (DNWP)

  • Sellafield Limited

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-008694

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b5f4

Published 24 March 2023, 3:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sellafield Limited

Calder Bridge

Seascale

CA201PG

Contact

Euan Burnard

Email

euan.burnard@sellafieldsites.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

1002607

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

Buyer's address

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

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome

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

Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partners (DNWP)

Reference number

C13376

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

This PIN is issued to the market by Sellafield in order to:
(a) provide an update on the proposed timetable for the DNWP procurement;
(b) give further information in relation to key aspects of the DNWP procurement, including lotting strategy and proposed scope; and
(c) identify some of the key commercial terms proposed by Sellafield for the DNWP procurement.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,600,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 43320000 - Construction equipment
  • 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
  • 44421722 - Safety cases
  • 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
  • 79415200 - Design consultancy services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 45100000 - Site preparation work
  • 22314000 - Designs
  • 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
  • 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
  • 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
  • 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
  • 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 45111213 - Site-clearance work
  • 79933000 - Design support services
  • 45210000 - Building construction work
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 79723000 - Waste analysis services
  • 45222110 - Waste disposal site construction work
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 98391000 - Decommissioning services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD11 - West Cumbria
Main site or place of performance

Sellafield Site

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The DNWP will be the successor of the existing Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) which is due to end in March 2026. The DNWP multi partner framework has an estimate value of £3.8bn - £4.6bn over a 15 year duration. The scope for this procurement covers the full suite of construction, demolition related works, associated technical services (including safety case and design) and waste management required to deliver decommissioning tasks and projects. These works will be deployed across nuclear facilities on the Sellafield site that are in operations, post operation clean out (POCO), decommissioning or demolition stages of the asset lifecycle.

This PIN is issued to the market by Sellafield in order to:
(a) provide an update on the proposed timetable for the DNWP procurement;
(b) give further information in relation to key aspects of the DNWP procurement, including lotting strategy and proposed scope; and
(c) identify some of the key commercial terms proposed by Sellafield for the DNWP procurement.

Organisations are invited to submit their views on the content of this PIN in response to the Lines of Enquiry set out in Appendix A.

Organisations are requested to ensure responses are submitted no later than 21st April 2023, the “Response Deadline”.
Organisations must register their interest, obtain further information for this notice and submit their response via the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Sellafield Ltd.'s E-procurement system, Atamis. This can be found at the following address:

https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome

Initial registration of your company is achieved by using the above site and then clicking on "Register Here".

This PIN can be found via the ATAMIS portal ref C13376.

This PIN is issued further to:
(a) DNWP PIN 1 published 2 August 2022;
(b) DNWP PIN 2 published 2 September 2022; and
(c) DNWP PIN 3 published 16 December 2022.

All previous PINs, and supporting information, are available on Sellafield’s ATAMIS system (ATAMIS portal ref C13375).

Organisations to note that the proposed commercial terms set out in this PIN may change as a result of market feedback and the ongoing development of the DNWP procurement documents by Sellafield. Sellafield will consider responses to this PIN and any subsequent amendments to the commercial terms will only be made entirely at Sellafield’s discretion.

Sellafield is committed to open, fair, and transparent procurement processes and, following completion of market engagement activities, intends to conduct a regulated procurement process.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

26 July 2023


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