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Published 2 Aug 2022, 17:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Decommissioning Nuclear and Waste Partnership

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

3 lotsWorks
Planned pipeline value£3,000,000,000total for 3 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Jun 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The DNWP will be the successor of the existing Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) which is a 10 (5+5) year arrangement due to end in March 2026. The DNWP multi partner framework has an estimate value of £3bn over a 15 year (9+6) duration. The scope for this procurement covers the full suite of construction, demolition related works, associated technical services (including safety case and design) and waste management required to deliver decommissioning tasks and projects. These works will be deployed across nuclear facilities on the Sellafield site that are in operations, post-operation clean out (POCO), decommissioning or demolition stages of the asset lifecycle.

CPV: Building construction work · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Construction consultancy services · Construction equipment · Construction work · Decommissioning services · Demolition, site preparation and clearance work · Design consultancy services · Design support services · Designs · Electrical engineering installation works · +12 more

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1RemediationPlanned

Scope requirements for Lot 1 include:

Remediation spanning the decommissioning of redundant facilities and managing land quality ahead of beneficial reuse. The remediation of the site towards the agreed end state requires each facility, once operations cease, to be systematically decontaminated and decommissioned, with all waste being responsibly managed. Additional information: There will be 2 partners aligned to the Remediation Lot 1.

The estimate value range for Lot 1 is £1.2bn - £1.4bn.

Delivery: North West · Sellafield Site
Lot #2RetrievalsPlanned

Scope requirements for Lot 2 include:

Empty legacy ponds and silos (LP&S), the structural integrity of the 4 LP&S facilities must be safely maintained during the multi-decadal retrieval operations to prevent a significant uncontrolled release into the environment. Additional information: There will be 2 Partners aligned to the Retrievals Lot 2.

The estimate total value for Lot 2 is £1.4bn

Delivery: North West · Sellafield Site
Lot #3Waste CharacterisationPlanned

Scope requirements for Lot 3 includes:

To incorporate nuclear waste management and associated technical services across the enterprise. This will include support in the design and deployment of effective processes and technologies that optimise end-to-end value in waste management across the enterprise. It will only cover waste management support on the Sellafield site, though the service provider will be expected to closely collaborate with Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), an NDA group subsidiary. Additional information: There will be 1 Partner aligned to the Waste Characterisation Lot 3.

The estimate total value for Lot 3 is £0.5bn

Delivery: North West · Sellafield Site

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: The Lot strategy proposed for DNWP is as follows: - Lot 1 - Remediation - 2 Partners Lot 2 - Retrievals - Ponds & Silos - 2 Partners Lot 3 - Waste Characterisation - 1 Partner Further considerations including the maximum lots that may be awarded to one tenderer are being developed, a further PIN will be issued to request market feedback against the options in the near future.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Aug 2022, 17:01 BST
Last source update
2 Aug 2022, 17:01 BST
Authority reference
DNWP
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021171
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesConstruction consultancy servicesConstruction equipmentConstruction workDecommissioning servicesDemolition, site preparation and clearance workDesign consultancy servicesDesign support services
+14 moreDesignsElectrical engineering installation works
Delivery area
North West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03585f Find a Tender

Publisher note: The purpose of this PIN is to give advanced notice to the market of Sellafield Ltd’s intention to commence a competition for the delivery of DNWP. The information set out in this PIN reflects Sellafield’s current intentions in respect of the lot strategy, but does remain subject to further revision (including to reflect market feedback in due course). It is intended for market engagement to take place following this PIN through to mid 2023, which will include an industry event in Q2/Q3 2023. Details of further market engagement will either be made available through Sellafield Ltd’s CTM system, the registration link for new Suppliers is : - https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/pub/registercompany.asp?OID=7&B=SELLAFIELD OR Sellafield Limited's ATAMIS system if this has been implemented, currently this system is due to go live and replace CTM in Sept 2022, which can be accessed free of charge at: https://onenda.force.com/s/Welcome Registration details, a briefing pack and a flyer for the industry event will be issued on CTM or ATAMIS and we advise Suppliers to register for both systems. All information presented during the industry event will also be available to download from CTM/ATAMIS. Sellafield Ltd plan to commence the competition phase of the DNWP procurement in mid 2023. Sellafield Ltd encourages open fair and transparent procurement and any decision by a potential supplier to participate in the pre-market engagement will have no impact or reflect on any subsequent supplier selection or the tender evaluation process.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Aug 2022 → 16 Jun 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    2 Aug 2022, 17:01 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    16 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning 01002607 Calder Bridge, Seascale, North West, CA20 1PGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.