Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House, westlakes Science and Technology Park
Moor Row
CA24 3HU
UK
Contact person: Leslie Hopcroft
Telephone: +44 1925802255
E-mail: leslie.hopcroft@nda.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
Address of the buyer profile: https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/11416
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
Independent Assurance Reviews for the NDA group
Reference number: CJ00261
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NDA is proposing to award a framework contract to a sole provider for the provision of independent assurance reviews across the NDA Group. These independent assurance reviews will be commissioned by the NDA Group Risk and Assurance (GRA) Directorate, on behalf of the NDA Group. The NDA requires the supplier to be able to provide a broad range of assurance capability, experience and expertise to support the NDA group assurance function to undertake independent assurance reviews or activities across the NDA Group. Such reviews will vary in terms of scope, complexity and duration. Ranging from detailed ‘deep dive’ reviews of large scale complex nuclear decommissioning programmes and projects, GatewayTM life-cycle reviews, and broader thematic assurance reviews on topics such as lessons learned, design capability, innovation and functional capability the indicative annual contract value range is 500 000 GBP-1 500 000 GBP not guaranteed.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NDA is proposing to award a framework contract to a sole provider for the provision of independent assurance reviews across the NDA Group. These independent assurance reviews will be commissioned by the NDA Group Risk and Assurance (GRA) Directorate, on behalf of the NDA Group. The NDA requires the supplier to be able to provide a broad range of assurance capability, experience and expertise to support the NDA group assurance function to undertake independent assurance reviews or activities across the NDA Group. Such reviews will vary in terms of scope, complexity and duration. Ranging from detailed ‘deep dive’ reviews of large scale complex nuclear decommissioning programmes and projects, GatewayTM life-cycle reviews, and broader thematic assurance reviews on topics such as lessons learned, design capability, Innovation and functional capability.
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 061-141674
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Independent Assurance Reviews for the NDA Group
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grant Thornton
30 Finsbury Square
London
EC2A 1AG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House
Moor Row
CA24 3HU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/07/2019