Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
05608448
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
CA20 1DB
UK
E-mail: james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
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
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
E-mail: james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
I.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science & Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
UK
E-mail: james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority/about
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority/about
I.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Ltd
Sellafield
Cumbria
CA20 1PG
UK
E-mail: james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd/about
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd/about
I.1) Name and addresses
International Nuclear Services Limited
Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley,
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
E-mail: james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Direct Rail Services Limited
Kingmoor Depot. Etterby Road.
Carlisle.
CA3 9NZ
UK
E-mail: james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.directrailservices.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.directrailservices.com/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 39.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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: Part of NDA
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Planning and Major Permissions, Environmental and Public Law Services
Reference number: C13904
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Activities are predominantly the delivery of key development activity for the Client programmes and operations including:<br/>• Geological Disposal Facility Programme (GDF Programme): Site characterisation activities to enable the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF), including the drilling of deep boreholes to characterise potential geology to hosft a GDF, which falls within the definition of a “nationally significant infrastructure project”. <br/>• Near Surface Disposal Programme (NSD Programme): Near Surface Disposal activities. <br/>• Ongoing operation and development of the licenced Low Level Waste Repository at Drigg, including capping of vaults.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
44 000 000.00
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
Main site or place of performance:
Pelham House Pelham Drive, Calderbridge, Seascale, England, CA20 1DB
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Framework Agreements will support legal activities associated with the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) programme (primarily deep geological boreholes), delivery of a Near Surface Disposal (NSD) facility, and development and operations at the Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) site. In addition, Framework Suppliers may also be asked to deliver or support legal work for Other Contracting Authorities where they have capability in the Competencies and those Competencies are required to deliver the Other Contracting Authorities requirements.
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:
44 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/05/2025
End:
30/04/2035
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:
3 x 12 months
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
The NDA and the Other Contracting Authorities <br/><br/>• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) <br/>• Sellafield Limited (Company No. 01002607) <br/>• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Company No. 02264251)<br/>• Nuclear Transport Solutions (which comprises International Nuclear Services Limited (company number 01144352), Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (Company No. 01228109) and Direct Rail Services Limited (Company No. 03020822)<br/>• NDA Properties Limited (Company No. 02970356) <br/>• Rutherford Indemnity Limited (GSFC reference 49568) <br/>• NDA Archives Limited (Company No. 09109416)
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
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per ITT documents
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 with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: The infrastructure programmes, and the GDF programme in particular, will have a number of time critical, long duration activities that exceed four years. Changing Suppliers mid-way through any of these activities as a consequence of a re-procurement exercise is highly undesirable as it is likely to result in:Inconsistent, and possibly conflicting, legal advice with insufficient time to resolve.
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:
2023/S 000-025326
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/09/2024
Local time: 12:00
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: 18 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/03/2026
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
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
CA20 1DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
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
18/07/2024