Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION
Building 4 Redgrave Court
BOOTLE
L207HS
UK
Contact person: Gary Owens
Telephone: +44 2030280795
E-mail: gary.owens@onr.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.onr.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://onr.delta-esourcing.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://onr.delta-esourcing.com/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Nuclear Regulation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Independent Technical Verification of Magnox Delicensing Proposals
Reference number: ONR/T862
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71356000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Over the next several years a number of UK nuclear licensed sites/ parts of licensed sites will require delicensing in order to meet business needs.
Delicensing reduces the radiological hazard and risk at these sites; therefore ONR considers delicensing proposals as part of its enabling regulatory approach.
Delicensing and site remediation meet the UK Government's priority of delivering safe and secure nuclear decommissioning. However, for ONR to meet its responsibilities when assessing a delicensing proposal it requires technical support.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
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:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Open procurement seeking to appoint a contractor to provide technical support services to ONR for the technical verification of delicensing proposals and claims from a number of UK nuclear licensed sites/ parts of licensed sites.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in working days: 48
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:
Yes
Description of options:
ONR reserves the option of a further 12 months extension, subject to the agreement of both parties
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/08/2022
Local time: 13:00
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/09/2022
Local time: 00:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
In order to gain access to the tender documentation you will be required to register your organisation details on the ONR Procurement Portal, free of charge, by accessing the following link :
https://onr.delta-esourcing.com/
When prompted, please enter Access Code 3MCYYRPUTG to be linked directly to the opportunity. The tender reference for this specific opportunity is ONR/T862.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Christine Alcock - Head of ONR Commercial and Procurement
Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS
Bootle, Merseyside
L20 7HS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/07/2022