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Published 15 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Certification Assessment Services

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD1)

Published estimate£2,190,000≈ £730k / year · 1 value update

Submissions closed 19 Aug 2024awarded 27 Feb 2025

Awarded to LRQA Verification Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Independent Certification Services by a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF).

Recurrence: 36 months

CPV: Certification services · System quality assurance assessment and review services · System quality assurance planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,190,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)

Delivery: UK, North West · Cumbria

Extensions: +1 year extension · The contract provides for one optional extension period of 12 months, giving a maximum contract term of 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

72224200 System quality assurance planning services 72225000 System quality assurance assessment and review services

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

Price

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as included in the procurement documents.
Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as included in the procurement documents.
Minimum: The Service Provider must be a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF) and must…

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open 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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · 36 months
First published: 15 Feb 2024, 10:00 GMT
Last source update: 27 Mar 2025, 13:37 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference: C8495
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-011559
Classification (CPV): Certification servicesSystem quality assurance assessment and review servicesSystem quality assurance planning services
Delivery area: UKNorth West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043a4d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 19 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 360 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

30 Apr 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 5 dates

Next notice expected
30 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
Bids opened
8 Jul 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
Notice published
27 Mar 2025, 13:37 GMT
Contract starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2024

Published value updated to £2,190,000
8 Jul 2024, 11:54 BST
was £2,000,000
Status changed to active
8 Jul 2024, 11:54 BST
Procurement method changed
8 Jul 2024, 11:54 BST
Deadline published: 19 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
8 Jul 2024, 11:54 BST
Status changed to complete
27 Mar 2025, 13:37 GMT
Buyer details updated
27 Mar 2025, 13:37 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,190,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LRQA Verification Ltd	£2,190,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 011559-2025-1 · LRQA Verification Ltd
Signed
27 Feb 2025
Value
£2,190,000
Period
… – 31 Mar 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning 01002607 Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA36GRContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Sellafield LtdContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning Warrington, North WestContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts Of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LRQA Verification LimitedAwarded supplier04929226 1 Trinity Park, Bickenhall Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, Birmingham, UK, B377ES

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.