Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Safety Case Support and Peer Review Services
Authority: Dounreay Site Restoration Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) has awarded a total of seven Framework Agreements for the Provision of Safety Case Support and Peer Review Services as a result of a procurement conducted in accordance with the Restricted Procedure. <br/><br/>Four Framework Agreements were awarded for Lot 1 - Safety Case Support, with an additional 3 Framework Agreements awarded for Lot 2 - Peer Review Services.<br/><br/>The total cumulative value of the Framework is £8,000,000 and the duration is 2 years, with two one year extension options (1+1).
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Safety cases · Technical support services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 5 bids received (0.6 per place) · 5 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 3 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £8,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Safety Case and Peer Review Services FrameworkRenewal Scotlandceiling above
DSRL are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide Safety Case and Peer Review Services. It is proposed that the Framework Agreement is split into two Lots, one for Safety Case and one for Peer Review and four Consultants, per Lot, shall be awarded a Framework Agreement.
The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) commencing August 2022 potentially through to July 2026 subject to extension. The estimated cumulative value of contracts that may be awarded through this Framework is £8M. It is anticipated that call-off Contracts will be up to £250k in value. Although the Employer reserves the right to award Contracts in excess of £250k if required. Additional information: Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain’s former centre of fast reactor research and development.
DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.
Lot #2Safety Case Production ServicesRenewal Scotlandceiling above
- Production of Safety Cases in accordance with MAN 2021 Safety Case Manual and SPEC 0070 Safety Case documents. The production of these documents will probably require site visits to the Dounreay site. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
o Licence Condition 15 Reviews
o Preliminary Safety Reports
o Pre-Construction Safety Reports
o Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports
o Pre-Operations Safety Reports
o Dounreay Modification Reports
o Decommissioning Safety Justifications
- Provision of specialist Safety Case Services, in accordance with MAN 2021 Safety Case Manual and SPEC 0070 Safety Case documents. The provision of these services will probably require site visits to the Dounreay site. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
o Human Factors
o Criticality Assessments
o Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessment
o Engineering Substantiation
o Radiation Shielding Assessments Additional information: Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain’s former centre of fast reactor research and development.
DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.
Lot #3Peer Review ServicesRenewal Scotlandceiling above
- Perform demonstrably Independent Nuclear Safety Assessments of Safety Cases and other nuclear safety submissions in accordance with PRC 0071 Peer Review of Safety Cases and the Nuclear Industry Good Practice Guide to Peer Review of Safety Cases. This may include, but is not limited to:
o Licence Condition 15 Reviews
o Preliminary Safety Reports
o Pre-Construction Safety Reports
o Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports
o Pre-Operations Safety Reports
- Perform demonstrably independent Peer Reviews or Independent Technical Assessment as required in support of due process for a nuclear safety submission. This may include, but is not limited to:
o Human Factors
o Criticality Assessments
o Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessments
o Engineering Substantiation
o Radiation Shielding Assessments Additional information: Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain’s former centre of fast reactor research and development.
DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.
Lot #4Safety Case ProductionCancelled UKLot estimate not published
Lot 1 is for the provision of Safety Case support services.
Lot #5Peer Review ServicesCancelled UKLot estimate not published
Lot 2 is for the provision of Peer Review services.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Safety Case Support and Peer…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 1 Mar 2022, 14:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007056- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031c63Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
9 May 2022 → 10 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Next notice expected11 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2022- Published value updated to £8,000,0007 Apr 2022, 12:12 BSTwas £5,000,000
- Status changed to active7 Apr 2022, 12:12 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Apr 2022, 12:12 BST
- Deadline published: 9 May 2022, 12:00 BST7 Apr 2022, 12:12 BST
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated10 Mar 2023, 13:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 007056-2023-1
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 007056-2023-2
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 007056-2023-3
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 007056-2023-4
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 007056-2023-5
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 007056-2023-6
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 007056-2023-7
- Signed
- 25 Jan 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | £8,000,000 – £8,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Dounreay Site Restoration LtdContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Abbott Risk Consulting LtdFramework contractor
- Jacobs Clean Energy LimitedFramework contractor
- Jacobs U.K. LimitedFramework contractor
- Mott MacDonald LtdFramework contractor
- RPS GROUP PLCFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria