Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
Contact
Paul Donovan
Telephone
+44 2072152445
Fax
+44 2072152445
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
VULCANS (the Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems) is a multi-year Research & Development project aiming to help develop very small nuclear power systems to support sensors and propulsion in space and in other remote and challenging environments.
Reference number
TRN 5402 10 /2021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 51000000 - Installation services (except software)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Report on sector requirements and demand, covering:
o Demand from public and private sector organisations for Deployable Nuclear Power Sources and their fuels;
o Technical specification for isotope systems and fuel forms, in particular drawing on space mission profiles and launch safety requirements;
o Capabilities required to exploit the UK's nuclear waste inventory for isotope systems;
o Capabilities required and to develop micro-reactor fuel forms and reactors;
o Demand for access to SACRED and PuMA2 (including associated potential revenue or cost recovery mechanisms);
• Design/Engineering Specification for SACRED and for PuMA2
o Including project plan detailing path to final commissioning
o Based on above identified sector requirements
• Exploratory Research & Development into manufacturing approaches for fuel forms (both isotopic and fission) and subsequent performance testing
• Report on future Critical Micro-Reactor Testing and Validation:
o Technical requirements for a critical reactor facility
o Potential location and licensing conditions
o Level of investment required and customer pipeline
o Links to the UK AMR Demonstration programme
o Links to UKAEA's Fusion 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: £883,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
- 35113210 - Nuclear safety equipment
- 38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
VULCANS (the Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems) is a multi-year Research & Development project aiming to help develop very small nuclear power systems to support sensors and propulsion in space and in other remote and challenging environments.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
Direct award due to absence of competition due to technical reasons or protection of exclusive rights (regulation 32(2)(b)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TRN 5402 10 /2021
Title
Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems VULCANS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Nuclear Laboratory
Chadwick House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Park
Warrington
WA3 6AE
Telephone
+44 1946556575
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £883,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £883,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Business Energy Innovation & Strategy
Westminster
SW1H 0ET
Country
United Kingdom