Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Ltd
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue
Warrington
WA36GR
Contact
Steven Macilwaine
steven.macilwaine@sellafieldsites.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD1 - Cumbria
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.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
Radiometrics and Associated Services Lot 3 - Radiometric Characterisation Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90721600 - Radiation protection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The requirement is for Sellafield to engage with a lead supply chain organisation to take on the Radiometric Characteristic Services (RCS), for a four year period, with the supply chain provider delivering both standard and be-spoke services as per the requirements of Sellafield site, with the Sellafield RCS team acting role of intelligent client provision.
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: £10,240,000
two.2) Description
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 requirement is for Sellafield to engage with a lead supply chain organisation to take on the Radiometric Characteristic Services (RCS), for a four year period, with the supply chain provider delivering both standard and be-spoke services as per the requirements of Sellafield site, with the Sellafield RCS team acting role of intelligent client provision.
The supply chain partner will work closely with the Radiometric Systems Group Characterisation Team (RSGCT) to deliver fit for purpose, in-situ, radiometric characterisation solutions. The demand profile for RCS services is anticipated to accelerate as the site moves towards Post Operational Clean Out (POCO), decommissioning and high hazard reduction. Future site demand is currently unclear which necessitates the requirement for an increasingly flexible, integrated approach to radiometric characterisation delivery by RSGCT and a supply chain partner.
RCS will be used to resolve both current and emerging radiometric characterisation issues and will be critical for future remediation and high hazard reduction activities.
Examples of typical RCS delivery projects are:
• Radiation imaging surveys to provide hotspot maps of radionuclide distributions associated with areas of plant. These surveys may be extended to provide detailed activity or dose estimation at points with the survey area;
• Gamma spectrometry and neutron counting measurements to provide detailed assay of items such as waste packages, waste drums, crates, International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) freight containers and gloveboxes; and
• Dose rate mapping and quantification.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Impact / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 11.5%
Quality criterion - Name: Collaboration / Weighting: 3%
Quality criterion - Name: Project Controls / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Security of Supply / Weighting: 17%
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 36%
Quality criterion - Name: Health and Safety / Weighting: 7.5%
Price - Weighting: 10%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-009372
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
5 April 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
Cavendish Nuclear
20 Radar Road, Leicester
Leicester
LE3 1UF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF21 - Leicester
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: £10,240,000
Lowest offer: £10,240,000 / Highest offer: £10,240,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Framework Agreement with no guaranteed volume or spend. Estimated value should be read accordingly.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sellafield Ltd
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue
Warrington
WA36GR
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom