Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services
Pelham House
Calder Bridge
CA20 1DB
Contact
Matthew Griffiths
Matthew.e.griffiths@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD1 - Cumbria
National registration number
5608448
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
one.3) Communication
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
Repository Infrastructure Contract Frameworks RIF2
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Nuclear Waste Services brings together the UK’s leading nuclear waste management capabilities. We have integrated the expertise of Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR), Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group’s Integrated Waste Management Programme (IWMP). This creates an organisation focused on the management of the UK’s nuclear waste, safely and securely for generations to come.
Established in 1959, the LLWR accepts low-level radioactive waste from all over the country and disposes of it in a way that protects people and the environment.
The two potential contracts covered by this PIN are:
1 - Site Works & Demolition
To facilitate delivery of site works for the aforementioned scope, the following capabilities are being sort from the supply-chain:
Multidiscipline site works delivery encompassing minor civils, mechanical and CE&I installations, testing and commissioning.
Production of single discipline and / or low complexity detailed design outputs and solutions for self-delivery (design and build) or subcontract delivery via supply-chain.
Demolition and land remediation capability, including access to specialist services via supply-chain network for example, environmental / contamination analysis, waste management
Capability for handling and removal of asbestos, and ground contaminants associated with Royal Ordnance Factory legacy products.
2 - Design & Professional Services
Production of approved multi-discipline (CS&A, Mechanical, CE&I) design and engineering outputs and solutions for the entire design and facility lifecycles (concept, optioneering, engineering studies, optimisation and value engineering, preliminary and detailed design, design support to the installation contractor during construction/installation and commissioning, production of as-built information, modifications to operational facilities, decommissioning and demolition) .
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD11 - West Cumbria
Main site or place of performance
Old Shore Rd, Drigg, Holmrook CA19 1XP, United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Open Procedure
NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Contract – Framework Contract
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our planned supplier pre-market engagement event and to welcome registrations of interest to be part of these sessions. The sessions are intended to enable obtain improved market understanding as well as inform specification and tender documentation development for our future tender.
It is our intention to hold one combined supplier event day which will cover both contracts detailed above, with a morning event for Site Works and an Afternoon event for Site Design. There will also be the opportunity for a limited number of 15 minute sessions following the presentations to discuss or feedback directly to NWS.
Delegates will be limited to two from each company, if the company can demonstrate capability aligned to the full scope under discussion during the event.
NWS will hold an initial supply chain event on the 28th June 2023, the event will be ‘in person’ at the Rheged Centre, Penrith. Registration for the event opens on the 6th June 2023 and will close either when all the tickets are reserved (of which there are 40) or by the Friday 20th June (whichever is soonest)
The event will cover;
- Introduction to Nuclear Waste Services
- The relevant programmes of work
- The scope of the contracts
- The procurement strategy
- 15 Minute Sessions with NWS
Combined Supplier Event Day
1- Site Works Contract Session 1: 9am to 12.30pm NWS Sessions
2- Site Design Contract Session 2: 1.30pm to 5pm NWS Sessions
Please register your interest by completing the registration form Supplier Request Document for which session or sessions you want to attend and returning by DAY 20th June 2023 @ 5pm.
Attach your completed form to a message in Atamis.
Once your interest has been registered, we will contact you to confirm a time slot for one of the sessions, along with a final Agenda. Please note that we are unlikely to be able to accommodate all suppliers who register an interest to participate in the sessions.
two.2.14) Additional information
Agenda for the day
- Introduction to Nuclear Waste Services
- The relevant programmes of work
- The scope of the contracts
- The procurement strategy
- 15 Minute Sessions with NWS
Combined Supplier Event Day
1- Site Works Contract Session 1: 9am to 12.30pm NWS Sessions
2- Site Design Contract Session 2: 1.30pm to 5pm NWS Sessions
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
8 January 2024
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Link to Atamis:
https://ndasupplierportal.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
2. Browse to the eSourcing Portal Welcome (force.com) and click the link to register
3. Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue'
4. Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete –
5. You will shortly receive an email with your password.
Address for Supplier Day Event:
Location for the supplier event day:
Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith CA11 0DQ
Link to Supplier Day Event Location:
https://goo.gl/maps/TZ3eGghCJB1Do6kH7
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to following the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and related regulations. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is however, issued solely for the purpose of conducting supplier pre-market engagement. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to the PIN or attendance (virtual or in person) to the supplier pre-market engagement event and a response to this PIN, or the event, does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement.
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for (LLWR) NWS. (LLWR) NWS is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to the PIN or attending the supplier pre-market engagement event sessions.