Awarded contract

Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

  • OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-009407

Published 31 March 2023, 10:12am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

Building 4 Redgrave Court

BOOTLE

L207HS

Contact

Gary Owens

Email

gary.owens@onr.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2030280795

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKD73 - Sefton

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.onr.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Nuclear Regulation


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

Reference number

ONR940

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71356300 - Technical support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

There is an obligation on ONR to provide regulatory assurance on the management by licensees of radiation fields at their site fences. This requires ONR to establish independent confirmation of these radiation fields.

The contractor must be able to apply suitable and sufficient expertise in the following areas:

i) Categorisation of gamma and neutron background;

ii) Instrumentation and the making of environmental measurements of ambient gamma and neutron radiation levels;

iii) Analysis of these measurements to provide estimates of exposures to the representative persons, in terms of direct exposure only;

iv) Analysis of data (mostly TLD measurements) made by licensee and estimation of direct exposures to the representative persons on the basis of these.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

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

Value excluding VAT: £116,640

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Proposed award of contract via single tender negotiation with a service provider without a call for competition.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Proposed 1 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years in annual increments, subject to the agreement of both parties i.e 1+1+1


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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Using Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ONR propose to offer a contract in the belief that no reasonable alternative or substitutive exists.

The proposed Service Provider has the unique expertise and independence required to fulfill the complete scope of service requirements in the absence of any credible competition in the marketplace.

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/concession

Contract No

ONR940

Title

Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

UKHSA

Oxford

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £116,640

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £116,640


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Office for Nuclear Regulation

Redgrave Court, Merton Road

Bootle, Merseyside

L20 7HS

Email

christine.alcock@onr.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom