Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
02264251
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
Contact person: Hannah Budge
Telephone: +44 1847803620
E-mail: hannah.budge@dounreay.nrservices.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.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
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Lifting Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98390000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A Framework Agreement has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay) as a result of an Open Procedure, for the provision of lifting services that are required to support decommissioning activities on the Dounreay Site.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
850 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Framework Agreement has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay) as a result of an Open Procedure, for the provision of lifting services that are required to support decommissioning activities on the Dounreay Site.<br/><br/>The estimated value of the Contract over its lifetime is £850k and the duration of the Framework Agreement will be two years (May 2025 to May 2027) with an option to extend for a further 1 + 1 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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:
2024/S 000-040758
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hugh Simpson (Contractors) ltd.
SC067751
South Quay, The Harbour, Wick
Wick
KW1 5HA
UK
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
URL: www.hughsimpson.co.uk
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:
: 850 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dounreay
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/05/2025