Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Limited
Sir Christopher Harding House, Vertex Centre, North Shore Road
Whitehaven, Cumbria
CA28 7XY
Contact
Jamie Crossfield
jamie.m.crossfield@sellafieldsites.com
Telephone
+44 7929736788
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Access Services & Insulation (ASI)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Sellafield Ltd is responsible for safely operating and decommissioning Europe's largest, most complex nuclear site, which is home to legacy nuclear facilities that are some of the most hazardous buildings in Western Europe. There is a continued need for Sellafield to have access to a specialist Industrial Services and Access Supply Chain through a Framework Agreement to replace the existing Sellafield Industrial Services Framework (SIS).
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: £95,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45320000 - Insulation work
- 34951000 - Access platforms
- 42414000 - Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane
- 45262110 - Scaffolding dismantling work
- 45262660 - Asbestos-removal work
- 45320000 - Insulation work
- 45262120 - Scaffolding erection work
- 45262660 - Asbestos-removal work
- 44212317 - Scaffolding structures
- 51511100 - Installation services of lifting equipment
- 44212310 - Scaffolding
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD11 - West Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The main services to be delivered by the ASI Framework are divided into two separate discreet packages of work:
- Access Services: The design, manufacture, insulation, and deployment of access systems including scaffolding, powered access systems, roped access, rigging, cranes and any other systems of providing Sellafield Ltd staff and contractors access to various locations at each of their facilities.
- Asbestos & Insulation Services: Removal and replacement of thermal insulation including asbestos containing materials (ACM) and lagging. Methods employed vary and will include traditional removal methods and complete ACM coated component removal.
Demand is expected in the near to medium term, to remain at around £18m-£20m per annum with allowances built into the Framework for possible increase in throughput, though no spending commitment is made to the supply chain. The Framework Agreement will be a single lot agreement for 4 years and an estimated value of between £73m-£95m.
NEC4 form of contracts will be utilised, employing the Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) and Term Service Contract (TSC). The main pricing options (A, C or E) will be available to Sellafield Ltd depending upon scope, risk & complexity. The use of Option E contracts will be challenged to encourage greater use of C so that reward and risk is shared.
Sellafield has identified 5 Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in collaboration with its internal stakeholders as being integral to the successful performance of the Framework opportunity. The CSFs reflect the key lessons from the current SIS framework and alignment to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA_ Value Framework and Delivery Model.
CSF 1: Safety, Security & Resilience
CSF 2: Capability & Capacity
CSF 3: Social Value & Sustainability
CSF 4: Collaboration & Integration
CSF 5: Delivery
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
Restricted procedure
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-024305
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KAEFER LIMITED
Riverside House, Rolling Mill Road, Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle
NE32 3DP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
National registration number
03132937
Internet address
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: £95,000,000
Lowest offer: £95,000,000 / Highest offer: £95,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice