Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
Contact
Ambar Saeed
Telephone
+44 1925802056
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Pu Ceramics PhD Projects- Research Hub
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The NDA will fund a Research Hub,
which will be either a single university or
small consortium of universities, to
undertake ~4 new PhD projects each
year for 5 years, with continuous support
from ~2 full time Postdoctoral
researchers and 0.5FTE of an academic
post. Support will be provided until the
completion of all PhD projects. The
research scopes will be defined with the
help of subject matter experts from the
NDA Group and these same Subject
matter Experts will provide in-kind
support throughout with a view to
utilising the output of the Research Hub
in NDA Group programmes.
The contract will be based on NDA's
anticipated funding of circa £1M per
annum (To be confirmed: £5-6M in total)
The NDA shall host an engagement
event on 24th July 2024 1 0am -
12:00pm.
To register your attendance
please email: ambar.saeed@nda.gov.uk
for this requirement. Please type in the
header "C19784 Research Hub". This
supplier event will be carried out via a
Microsoft teams conference, and a link
will be shared prior to the proposed
date. The NDA would like a maximum of
2 members of staff per supplier.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 09342000 - Plutonium
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NDA will fund a Research Hub,
which will be either a single university or
small consortium of universities, to
undertake ~4 new PhD projects each
year for 5 years, with continuous support
from ~2 full time Postdoctoral
researchers and 0.5FTE of an academic
post. Support will be provided until the
completion of all PhD projects. The
research scopes will be defined with the
help of subject matter experts from the
NDA Group and these same Subject
matter Experts will provide in-kind
support throughout with a view to
utilising the output of the Research Hub
in NDA Group programmes.
The contract will be based on NDA's
anticipated funding of circa £1M per
annum (To be confirmed: £5-6M in total)
The NDA shall host an engagement
event on 24th July 2024 1 0am -
12:00pm. To register your attendance
please email: ambar.saeed@nda.gov.uk
for this requirement. Please type in the
header "C19784 Research Hub". This
supplier event will be carried out via a
Microsoft teams conference, and a link
will be shared prior to the proposed
date. The NDA would like a maximum of
2 members of staff per supplier.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 June 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