Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Ltd
01002607
Calder Bridge
Seascale
CA20 1PG
UK
Contact person: Craig Wade
Telephone: +44 1925833049
E-mail: craig.x.wade@sellafieldsites.com
NUTS: UKD11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
Address of the buyer profile: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/3510
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
Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Control Systems
Reference number: 5867
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48151000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Sellafield Ltd wish to award a single supplier sitewide contract for the supply of control systems for a potential value of 49 500 000 GBP — 51 690 000 GBP over a 10 year period. Please note, the above values are estimates only and Sellafield gives no guarantee of workload commitment.
Over the next 10 years Sellafield Ltd has currently identified a requirement to deliver 36 Control System packages for categorised projects and major projects. The creation of a direct long term 10 year relationship will enable access to key supply chain knowledge to deliver cost effective, standardised fit for purpose control system solutions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
49 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48151000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD11
Main site or place of performance:
Sellafield, CA20 1PG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A control system is defined as system for control, protection or monitoring based on one or more programmable electronic devices including all elements of the system such as power supplies and other devices, data highways and other communication paths, and other output devices.
The scope of supply for this contract will include:
— support to studies,
— development of the coding standards,
— software and architecture development to meet system requirements,
— concept and preliminary design,
— system detail design, including support to system cybersecurity risk assessments,
— establishment of common device libraries,
— provision of equipment to the required schedule,
— factory acceptance testing,
— technical support to inactive commissioning of the system,
— support to installation provider and active commissioning,
— spares obsolescence strategy (test and certify spares, support reduction in spares),
— technical support to CSG and obsolescence management across the whole site for both new and refurbishment work,
— provision of training to Sellafield Ltd staff where appropriate.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 025-052793
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Control Systems
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/12/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wood Nuclear Ltd
01120437
Booths Park
Chelford Road
WA16 8QZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1925675331
E-mail: paul.bell@woodplc.com
NUTS: UKD61
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.woodplc.com/
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:
: 49 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The duration of the control systems contract is envisaged as being ten years, this coincides with Sellafield Ltd's current demand profile. Whilst it is not envisaged that any order for supplies will be placed following the end of the contract term, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right at its sole discretion, to extend the duration of the control systems contract if required to enable the completion of any categorised or major project where their delivery will not be completed by the end of the 10 year contract.
Market Engagement has taken place with the supply chain in advance of this Contract Notice Prior Information Notices 2017/S 236-489341, 2017/S 202-415207 and 2017/S 090-176304 refer. The input/output of which, is available in the procurement documents in the link detailed within part I.3 above.
Tenderers may be required to put in place sub-contracts as necessary to deliver the services under this contract. The tenderer will also be expected to work with other Sellafield Ltd suppliers including the decommissioning delivery partners, infrastructure strategic alliance, design services alliance, project and programme partner, operational site works and others as appropriate.
Sellafield may terminate or suspend the award process at any time without incurring any cost or liability. Sellafield does not bind itself to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures envisaged by this notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this notice or the procedures envisaged by it. Sellafield will not be liable in any way to any candidate or tenderer for any cost incurred in connection with this procurement process. Sellafield reserves the right to disqualify any candidate who provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect, does not supply the information required by this notice or as otherwise directed by Sellafield during the procurement process.
Any resulting contracts will be considered contracts made in England according to English law..
Following contract award there will be a handover phase between the existing service delivery framework for control systems to this new arrangement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Court of International Arbitration
70 Fleet Street
London
EC14 1EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2079367008
E-mail: lcia@lcia.org
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the review body at the Royal Courts of Justice address or to Stuart A Wilson Supply Chain Ombudsman on the email and telephone number provided, 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. In accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Sellafield Ltd will also incorporate a minimum ten calendar day standstill period from the date information regarding award of the contract is communicated to the tenderers.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Sellafield Ltd
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
Telephone: +44 1925833049
E-mail: craig.x.wade@sellafieldsites.com
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/02/2019