Contract

Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite

  • OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014971

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03574b

Published 25 May 2023, 4:04pm



Section one: Contracting authority

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

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

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 Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite

Reference number

ONR865

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing

and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.

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: £2,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing

and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The anticipated duration of the contract is 24 months, but with an option to extend in annual increments for a further 2 years.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-020760


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ONR865

Title

Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 February 2023

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

The University of Manchester

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Companies House

RC000797

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: £2,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

2000000

Bootle, Merseyside

Country

United Kingdom