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Contract Notice

D1432 Boiler Fuel Conversion Upgrade

  • First published: 14 January 2022
  • Last modified: 14 January 2022

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
Authority ID:
AA73757
Publication date:
14 January 2022
Deadline date:
17 February 2022
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL / the Employer), owns and operates three Cochran Horizontal Multitubular Thermax steam boilers, each having a maximum rated evaporation rate of 6820 kg/hr at 6.9 Bar(g) (169.95°C) to produce saturated steam for use across the Dounreay site. These boilers currently burn heavy fuel oil to BS 2869 to produce this steam. However, with the degradation of the existing heavy fuel oil storage systems and change within the Medium Combustion Plants directive, the fuel supply to these boilers needs to be changed to Class C2 Kerosene to BS 2869.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd

SC307493

D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness

Thurso

KW14 7TZ

UK

Contact person: Fraser Bruce

Telephone: +44 1847803178

E-mail: fraser.bruce@dounreay.com

NUTS: UKM61

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=15400&B=SELLAFIELD


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=15400&B=SELLAFIELD


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

D1432 Boiler Fuel Conversion Upgrade

II.1.2) Main CPV code

50531100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL / the Employer), owns and operates three Cochran Horizontal Multitubular Thermax steam boilers, each having a maximum rated evaporation rate of 6820 kg/hr at 6.9 Bar(g) (169.95°C) to produce saturated steam for use across the Dounreay site. These boilers currently burn heavy fuel oil to BS 2869 to produce this steam. However, with the degradation of the existing heavy fuel oil storage systems and change within the Medium Combustion Plants directive, the fuel supply to these boilers needs to be changed to Class C2 Kerosene to BS 2869.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 234 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM61


Main site or place of performance:

Thurso

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL / the Employer), owns and operates three Cochran Horizontal Multitubular Thermax steam boilers, each having a maximum rated evaporation rate of 6820 kg/hr at 6.9 Bar(g) (169.95°C) to produce saturated steam for use across the Dounreay site. These boilers currently burn heavy fuel oil to BS 2869 to produce this steam. However, with the degradation of the existing heavy fuel oil storage systems and change within the Medium Combustion Plants directive, the fuel supply to these boilers needs to be changed to Class C2 Kerosene to BS 2869.

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: 234 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 06/04/2022

End: 31/12/2022

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

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain’s former centre of fast reactor research and development.

DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.

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

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 17/02/2022

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 17/02/2022

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd

Dounreay

Thurso

KW147TZ

UK

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

London

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. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd

Dounreay

Thurso

KW147TZ

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

13/01/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
50531100 Repair and maintenance services of boilers Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machinery

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
fraser.bruce@dounreay.com
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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