The provisions for services to decommission 6 Irradiator Units containing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS)

  • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-020335

Published 3 July 2024, 4:07pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row

Cumbria

CA24 3HU

Contact

Maddie Jones

Email

madeline.jones@nda.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1925802875

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The provisions for services to decommission 6 Irradiator Units containing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90521100 - Collection of radioactive waste

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Home Office are leading a cross government programme of activities which seeks to replace caesium-137 irradiators used in biological and biomedical research facilities within the UK, where a viable alternative technology or solution exists.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) with Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) acting as their agent has been instructed by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to establish and support the collection of High Activity Sealed Radioactive Source (HASS) through a suitable disposal route.
The NDA Group have been tasked with enabling a disposal route for these sources into Sellafield. Note, Sellafield is the current waste management route for sealed sources.
NTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NDA which has extensive and proven expertise in irradiated fuel management and transporting nuclear materials.

This Contract is for 6 Irradiator Units and £2m - £3m has been allocated for these initial 6 Irradiator Units. There may be a further 3 Irradiator Units that may also fall within the scope of this Contract, for which additional budget (up to £1m - £1.5m) would be provided by the Authority, should their collection and processing be required.
The budget and approvals are secured for the initial 6 Irradiator Units and should the collection and processing of the additional 3 be required, it would be subject to additional budget and governance approvals.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2024/S 000-018958


Section seven. Changes

seven.1) Information to be changed or added

seven.2) Other additional information

Tenders to be submitted by 12 noon on 22nd July 2024