Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services
5608448
Pelham House
Calder Bridge
CA20 1DB
UK
Contact person: Charlene Bainbridge
Telephone: +44 1946722743
E-mail: Charlene.bainbridge@llwrsite.com
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
I.1) Name and addresses
Direct Rail Services Limited
Regents Court, Baron Way
Carlisle
CA6 4SJ
UK
E-mail: communications@ntsglobal.uk
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.directrailservices.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.directrailservices.com/
I.1) Name and addresses
International Nuclear Services Limited
Hinton House, Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
E-mail: sales@ntsglobal.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nucleartransportsolutions.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nucleartransportsolutions.com
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
English Law
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://ndasupplierportal.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Road Transport Services for Radioactive Waste
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90521410
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
At the heart of LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services’ mission is the provision of treatment and disposal services that provide alternative options to waste producers to preserve capacity at the LLWR site. The Road Transport DPS is an enabling service that supports our customers in carrying out these services. <br/><br/>The Contracting Authorities who may directly procure via the DPS are: LLWR t/a Nuclear Waste Services and Nuclear Transport Solutions (joint trading name of International Nuclear Services (company number 01144352), Direct Rail Services Ltd (company number 03020822) and Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (company number 01228109)). Other entities that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a waste services contract (or successor arrangement) with the Contracting Authority may utilise services provided via the DPS as customers of the Contracting Authority (see Section VI Complementary Information).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60100000
90521400
90521100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of the scope is for the contractors to provide the Contracting Authority with a Radioactive Waste Road Transport Service inclusive of ocean freight management to support logistics services associated with the UK Nuclear Industry. <br/><br/>The total estimated value of the 10-year DPS is £25m, although no guarantee is given as to the value or volume of work that may be placed through the arrangement. <br/><br/>The Contracting Authority will procure Road Transport Service Providers through a DPS and will conduct a Call for Competition to all Suppliers within the DPS. The Contracting Authority will accept the most economically advantageous tender submission, in accordance with the applicable weightings set out below or which will be formulated more precisely within the Call for Competition documents.<br/><br/>1)Non Standard Services – Evaluation of Tender submission and Acceptance of Tender<br/><br/>Each time the Contracting Authority runs a Call for Competition for Non Standard Services the acceptance of any tender submission, and award of contract, will be based on both Technical and Commercial considerations as identified below.<br/>• Technical – (Weighting range 70%-30%). Potential Evaluation Sub Criteria: Service proposals, People & capability to perform the proposed Task, Risk management, Schedule<br/>• Commercial – (Weighting range 30% - 70%). Potential Evaluation Sub Criteria: Price, Commercial considerations, Social Value<br/><br/>Where a proposed Contract involves a high degree of Technical complexity, a greater relative weighting for Technical criteria will be applied. These will be formulated more precisely within the Call for Competition for non-standard work packages issued through the relevant electronic system. Where proposed scope is more routine and has a low degree of complexity, a greater relative weighting for Commercial criteria will be applied. <br/><br/>2) Standard Services – Award Criteria<br/>For Calls for Competition that relate only to standard services, the Technical evaluation for Calls for Competition issued through the relevant electronic system will be in the form of pass/fail questions. <br/>Suppliers that achieve a pass on the technical questions will then be assessed commercially. The Supplier offering the lowest technically compliant price will be awarded the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
31/03/2023
End:
31/03/2033
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Please refer to the information pack provided to qualify for the DPS.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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:
2022/S 000-012465
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/03/2033
Local time: 00:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Customer organisations include private sector bodies plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories. Such organisations may utilise the DPS via a Waste Services Contract (or successor arrangement) with the Contracting Authority.<br/>1) Any of the following and their future successors:<br/>(a) ministerial government departments;<br/>(b) Non-ministerial government departments;<br/>(c) executive agencies of government;<br/>(d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs;<br/>(e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs);<br/>(f) police forces;<br/>(g) fire and rescue services;<br/>(h) ambulance services;<br/>(i) maritime and coastguard agency services;<br/>(j) NHS bodies;<br/>(k) educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities;<br/>(l) hospices;<br/>(m) national parks;<br/>(n) housing associations, including registered social landlords;<br/>(o) third sector and charities;<br/>(p) citizens advice bodies;<br/>(q) councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils;<br/>(r) public corporations;<br/>(s) public financial bodies or institutions;<br/>(t) public pension funds;<br/>(u) central banks; and<br/>(v) civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations.<br/><br/>2) Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link.<br/>3) Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide or any replacement or updated web-link.4) Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of ‘Contracting Authority’ in regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and/or Schedule 1 PCR.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://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:<br/>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 requirement 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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services
Pelham House
Calder Bridge
CA20 1DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/02/2023