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
Madeline Jones
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 collect, transport and process existing Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route
Reference number
C11760
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.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2.1
Instead of
Date
22 July 2024
Local time
12:00pm
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Date
19 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
The deadline for this requirement has been extended to 19th August 2024 at 12 Noon