Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Ltd
West Cumbria House, Jubilee Road
Workington
CA14 4HB
Contact
Laura Carson
laura.m.carson@sellafieldsites.com
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD11 - West 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.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
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Manufactured Products Agile Spares (MPAS)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Sellafield Ltd wishes to invite potential suppliers to a Pre-Procurement Supplier Engagement Event. Sellafield Ltd seeks to provide the market with the up-to-date information and obtain market feedback in relation to the procurement of the Manufactured Products Agile Spares (MPAS) opportunity.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £29,900,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45255400 - Fabrication work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD1 - Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the MPAS opportunity includes the provision of design, manufacture, supply and maintain the following products:
• Manufactured and fabricated products - products/spares are required on an ongoing basis to support stock replenishment for Sellafield Ltd operating plants, this includes minor project related demand. Products are utilised site-wide and are critical for ongoing site operations; and
• Calciner Spares - these are vital to the operation of the High-Level Waste Plant (HLWP), a continuous requirement to operations any cessation of supply can stop operations.
Further to the above the scope of the MPAS opportunity includes:
• General machining and fabrication of products including high precision and complexity manufactured from all material grades such as carbon steel, stainless steel and exotic materials from engineering drawings up to Sellafield Quality Grade 01;
• UKCA Marking / CE Marking on behalf of Sellafield Ltd;
• Undertaking manufacturing trials, prototyping and a Design for Manufacture Studies capability to allow proof of concept; and
• An Emergency Supply Agile Service should there be an emergency breakdown on plant. This will include 24/7 level of support (by exception when required) and expediting of delivery in case of urgent Sellafield Ltd demands.
Additional Scope
Provision is also made within MPAS, as a category approach, for the potential to include manufacture, supply and delivery of:
• Flask Spares – these are high complexity up to Quality Grade 01;
• Melters – are high precision and high complexity manufactured products up to Quality Grade 02;
• Inductors - Furnace inductors, and associated equipment up to Quality Grade 02; and
• Stillages & Stools - required for High Integrity Stainless Steel Containers (HISSC) up to Quality Grade 02.
two.2.14) Additional information
Sellafield would like to invite interested suppliers to a face-to-face briefing on 18th June 2024 to:
1. Provide potential suppliers with an update on the MPAS scope, contract Terms and Conditions and Procurement approach;
2. Provide potential suppliers with the opportunity to discuss the procurement approach and process with Sellafield in one-to-one sessions; and
3. Test market appetite to bid for this opportunity; and
4. Create a networking opportunity for potential tier 2 and below suppliers to meet and discuss the MPAS procurement with potential tier 1 suppliers and vice versa.
The venue for the briefing will be confirmed upon registration, but it will be in the Cumbria region.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
23 May 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: No