Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
SC307493
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Contact person: Sheena Mclachlan
Telephone: +44 1847802485
E-mail: sheena.mclachlan@dounreay.com
NUTS: UKM61
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=12955&B=SELLAFIELD
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=12955&B=SELLAFIELD
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: Nuclear Decommissioning
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Maintenance and Support of Radiometric Counting Equipment for the Dounreay Site
Reference number: PP-20-1002
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DSRL has a requirement for the services of a suitably qualified company to provide maintenance and support of radiometric counting equipment. The radiometric counting equipment (both lab-based instrumentation and plant based, non-destructive assay instrumentation) has been sourced largely from Mirion Technologies (Canberra UK) Ltd. The scope of service will include the following activities:
• planned servicing, support, software support, replacement parts and guaranteed breakdown response time for the Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) instruments and radiological analytical instruments;
• additional servicing, support, software support, replacement parts and call outs for Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) instruments and radiological analytical instruments.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
38000000
50000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Thurso.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DSRL has a requirement for the services of a suitably qualified company to provide maintenance and support of radiometric counting equipment. The radiometric counting equipment (both lab-based instrumentation and plant based, non-destructive assay instrumentation) has been sourced largely from Mirion Technologies (Canberra UK) Ltd. The scope of service will include the following activities:
• planned servicing, support, software support, replacement parts and guaranteed breakdown response time for the Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) instruments and radiological analytical instruments;
• additional servicing, support, software support, replacement parts and call outs for Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) instruments and radiological analytical instruments.
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:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option for extension 2 +1 (3 years total).
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:
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cavendish Dounreay Partnership Ltd, a consortium of Cavendish Nuclear, Jacobs and Amentum. It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme agreed with the Cavendish Dounreay Partnership Ltd.
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
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/12/2020
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
Tender must be valid until:
31/03/2021
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/12/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
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 days standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
Dounreay
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1847802121
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.justice.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
Dounreay
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2020