Contract

Legal Services: Strategic procurement support for future activity on the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme.

  • Radioactive Waste Management Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-026197

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03fa1a

Published 5 September 2023, 1:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Building 329, West, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Thomson Ave,

Didcot

OX11 0GD

Contact

James Hicks

Email

james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services

Buyer's address

https://www.one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Part of the NDA


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Legal Services: Strategic procurement support for future activity on the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Legal Advice and services to deliver and implement the Strategic procurements to support Tranche 3 of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £4,500,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Legal Services: Strategic procurement support for future activity on the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Price - Weighting: 10

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 Year

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Use of CCS Legal Services Framework RM6179 Lot 1

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Burges Salmon

One, Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0ZX

Bristol

BS2 0ZX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

OC307212

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,250,000


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DLA Piper LLP

160 Aldersgate Street, London, England, EC1A 4HT

London

EC1A 4HT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

OC307847

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £4,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Building 329, West, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Thomson Ave,

Didcot

OX11 0GD

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Building 329, West, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Thomson Ave,

Didcot

OX11 0GD

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Building 329, West, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Thomson Ave,

Didcot

OX11 0GD

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services