Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
CA20 1DB
james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD1 - Cumbria
National registration number
05608448
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.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR
james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
one.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science & Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority/about
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority/about
one.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield
Cumbria
CA20 1PG
james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd/about
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd/about
one.1) Name and addresses
International Nuclear Services Limited
Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley,
Warrington
WA3 6GR
james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
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.1) Name and addresses
Direct Rail Services Limited
Kingmoor Depot. Etterby Road.
Carlisle.
CA3 9NZ
james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.directrailservices.com/
Buyer's address
https://www.directrailservices.com/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 39.
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Part of NDA
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Planning and Major Permissions, Environmental and Public Law Services
Reference number
C13904
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Activities are predominantly the delivery of key development activity for the Client programmes and operations including:
• Geological Disposal Facility Programme (GDF Programme): Site characterisation activities to enable the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF), including the drilling of deep boreholes to characterise potential geology to hosft a GDF, which falls within the definition of a “nationally significant infrastructure project”.
• Near Surface Disposal Programme (NSD Programme): Near Surface Disposal activities.
• Ongoing operation and development of the licenced Low Level Waste Repository at Drigg, including capping of vaults.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £44,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Pelham House Pelham Drive, Calderbridge, Seascale, England, CA20 1DB
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreements will support legal activities associated with the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme (primarily deep geological boreholes), delivery of a Near Surface Disposal (NSD) facility, and development and operations at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site. In addition, Framework Suppliers may also be asked to deliver or support legal work for Other Contracting Authorities where they have capability in the Competencies and those Competencies are required to deliver the Other Contracting Authorities requirements.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £44,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 May 2025
End date
30 April 2035
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3 x 12 months
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The NDA and the Other Contracting Authorities
• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)
• Sellafield Limited (Company No. 01002607)
• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Company No. 02264251)
• Nuclear Transport Solutions (which comprises International Nuclear Services Limited (company number 01144352), Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (Company No. 01228109) and Direct Rail Services Limited (Company No. 03020822)
• NDA Properties Limited (Company No. 02970356)
• Rutherford Indemnity Limited (GSFC reference 49568)
• NDA Archives Limited (Company No. 09109416)
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per ITT documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
The infrastructure programmes, and the GDF programme in particular, will have a number of time critical, long duration activities that exceed four years. Changing Suppliers mid-way through any of these activities as a consequence of a re-procurement exercise is highly undesirable as it is likely to result in:Inconsistent, and possibly conflicting, legal advice with insufficient time to resolve.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-025326
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 September 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 18 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
31 March 2026
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
CA20 1DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
CA20 1DB
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about