Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Ltd
01002607
Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
Contact person: Rhyannon Harding
E-mail: rhyannon.harding@sellafieldsites.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Nuclear Decommissioning
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HAWTT Thermal Treatment Research and development Programme - Tranche 2 ILW Sludge Technology Manufacture and Supply
Reference number: HAWTT Tranche 2- Stage 2
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42940000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Higher Activity Waste Thermal Treatment (HAWTT) research and development programme seeks to develop active demonstrators to consider the impact of thermal treatment technologies on specific forms of High Level Waste. The specific waste form dealt within Tranche 2 is ILW Sludge. Advancing on current thermal treatment technologies, Sellafield have been requested by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to deliver demonstrators to produce information that may underpin a strategic decision as to the most appropriate means of treating specific forms of this High Level Waste, so that it may be stored and managed safely. This will further inform the broader strategic direction across the NDA estate. The Contract to which this notice relates, is for the supply of a distinct thermal treatment technology for deployment within the development of an integrated system for the purposes of research of development.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
7 000 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
23 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42940000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The manufacture and supply of the core thermal treatment technology and associated ancillary services to enable Sellafield Ltd.'s HAWTT research and development programme which seeks to prove the concept of the application of thermal treatment technology, in an integrated system, to specific forms of High Level Waste. Specific waste form for Tranche 2 is ILW Sludge
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical, Minimum Standards, Terms and Conditions
/ Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion: Value for Money, Economic Standing
/ Weighting: 40%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Actual award value for this first stage is £0.9 Million, underpinned by the first notice to proceed.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The award is in conformity with Regulation 32(5)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 which permits reliance on the negotiated procedure without prior advertisement of a contract opportunity where “the products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experimentation study or development. The thermal treatment technology which is the subject of the contract award will be manufactured for deployment, within an integrated system which is being developed specifically, for the purposes of the Higher Activity Waste Thermal Treatment (HAWTT) research and development programme.
The thermal technology is core to the development of the integrated active demonstrator system, the integration between the thermal treatment technology and the broader modules of the integrated system are key to proving the concept of the active demonstrator.
The proof of concept activity of this research and development programme will generate information for the potential deployment of thermal treatment solutions (not limited to those to which this contract award relates), including in relation to the potential types of higher activity waste streams that could be thermally treated, implications for the scope of deployment and the potential associated costs /savings associated with the thermal treatment when considered against other forms of waste treatment and management. The generation of this pertinent information from the research and development activity will underpin a strategic policy decision for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: HAWTT Thermal Treatment Research and development Programme - Tranche 2 ILW Sludge Technology Manufacture and Supply
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atkins Limited
Epsom
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Actual award value for the first stage is £0.9 Million, underpinned by the first Notice to Proceed.
Due to the research and development nature of the contract, there is a potential that the aggregate out turn value could range between £7 million to £23 million. The value range is a parametric estimate and takes into account that there may be various stages of the contract that rely on prior proof of concept deliverables and may not be entered into unless these are proven to be successful beforehand. The value range is an estimate which takes into account credible scenarios based on three sequential development stages. In the event that the thermal technology is found to be unsuitable through the first development stage, it is anticipated the research and development with this technology will cease (subject to the reasons for the unsuitability and the potential for this to be rectified within the system); in which case the contract value will remain limited. However, if on completion of the first stage, the thermal technology development is successful, the second stage of development will commence. Likewise, the final stage of development will commence if the technology is suitably developed after the second stage. As such the overall contract value will be informed by the success of the research and development activities associated with each stage.
Sellafield Ltd undertook a market scanning activity to explore the available thermal technologies that could support this research and development programme. The identified Technology Supplier to whom this proposed award relates was identified as meeting the requirements of the programme through an informal process. Sellafield Ltd had awarded a number of contracts to companies that had the potential to meet the requirements of the programme, with details of those prior contract awards available through Ref: 2021-467232.
A VEAT notice (Ref: 2022-409686) to which this Contract relates was published on 21/02/2022 16:27 and in line with the requirements of Regulation 99(3), Sellafield Ltd observed a standstill period from the publication of this notice prior to the award of the contract to the Technology Supplier.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
As specified within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
N/A
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.justice.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/04/2022