Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
LLW Repository Ltd
LLW Repository Ltd
Pelham House, Pelham Drive, Calderbridge
Seascale
CA20 1DB
UK
Contact person: Matthew Griffiths
Telephone: +44 1946770293
E-mail: matthew.e.griffiths@llwrsite.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Expert Support and Alternative Treatment Solutions
Reference number: LLWRP1920-jmm2108
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90520000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) has procured a framework agreement for expert support and alternative treatment as follows:
Lot 1 — Packaging inspection support (not awarded);
Lot 2 — Packaging Licensing Support (1 supplier);
Lot 3 — Expert Support (not awarded);
Lot 4 — Alternative Treatment (1 supplier).
The estimated value is GBP 12 000 000 for Lot 2 and 4 over 4 years, although the agreement is formally zero-value with no spend guaranteed.
The framework will be for use by organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a waste services contract with LLWR. These organisations include private sector bodies, plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the categories stated in Section VI Complementary Information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 — Packaging SQE and Inspection Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90520000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Undertaking quality activities, including various types of inspections, readiness reviews etc. to support packaging manufacture (1 supplier).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 25
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 — Packaging Licensing Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90520000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of licensing capability support, including delivery of licences, production of transportation documentation, technical assistance, etc. (1 supplier).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 25
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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 — Expert Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90520000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of expertise to support the delivery of various radioactive waste management projects, including production of strategy documents, technical analyses, providing on-site project management for large, complex jobs, etc. (5 to 8 suppliers).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 25
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 75
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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 — Alternative Treatment
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90520000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provide access to the market for the identification, exploration and implementation of new and alternative treatment solutions for radioactive waste management, including: problematic waste streams, other complex waste streams, delivery of trials and solution deployment (1 supplier).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 25
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 25
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 133-328094
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1 — Packaging SQE and Inspection Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 2 — Packaging Licensing Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
International Nuclear Services Ltd
01144352
Herdus House Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science and Technology Park
Moor Row
CA24 3HU
UK
NUTS: UKD11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 3
Title: Lot 3 — Expert Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 4
Title: Lot 4 — Alternative Treatment
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NSG Environmental Ltd
2769182
c/o NIS Holdings Ltd, Ackhurst Road
Chorley
PR7 1NH
UK
NUTS: UKD47
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories may utilise the Framework via a Waste Services Contract with LLWR:
1) Any of the following and their future successors:
(a) ministerial government departments;
(b) Non-ministerial government departments;
(c) executive agencies of government;
(d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs;
(e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs);
(f) police forces;
(g) fire and rescue services;
(h) ambulance services;
(i) maritime and coastguard agency services;
(j) NHS bodies;
(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;
(l) hospices;
(m) national parks;
(n) housing associations, including registered social landlords;
(o) third sector and charities;
(p) citizens advice bodies;
(q) councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils;
(r) public corporations;
(s) public financial bodies or institutions;
(t) public pension funds;
(u) central banks; and
(v) civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations.
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.
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
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.justice.gov.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:
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
LLW Repository Ltd
Calderbridge
CA20 1DB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/05/2021