Procurement description
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Limited (Dounreay) is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide scaffolding services to support minor projects on the Dounreay Site with a single Contractor.
For the purposes of clarity, "minor projects" is defined as call-off contracts up to a value of £200k. The £200k is a guidance and it is recognised that call-off contracts in excess of this value may be awarded through this Framework Agreement.
The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be up to 4 years (2+1+1) from March 2026 to February 2028 with the option to extend for a further 1+1 years following a formal performance review.
The estimated value of call-off contract that may be placed through the Framework Agreement for the four year duration is £4M, however, NRS Limited (Dounreay) does not commit to any guarantee of any volume of work or any specific projects being awarded by call-off contracts via this Framework Agreement.
The scope of works shall consist of the following activities;
Provision of labour, to include at least one advanced scaffolder within each task team;
Scaffolding and other equipment;
Production of method statements and risk assessments including assessments for working at height;
Provision of Personnel Protective Equipment;
Provision of classified workers for activities in controlled areas;
Provision of airline suit trained workers for activities in radiologically contaminated areas;
Design of scaffolding, where required, with design justification being undertaken by third party specialists;
Erection, modification and dismantling of scaffolding;
Inspections of scaffolding with use of Scafftage system.
The detailed scope of works is available through Atamis.
Contract dates (estimated)
02 March 2026, 00:00AM to 29 February 2028, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 28 February 2030