Nuclear Power Generation Costs

Official notice

Authority: Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£87,861published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 May 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BEIS is looking to update nuclear generation cost and technical assumptions to more accurate figures, reflecting the changes in the nuclear policy, market, and technology spaces. Current assumptions cover only large-scale nuclear power, but these must now include a wider range of nuclear technologies, namely SMRs (small modular reactors) and AMRs (advanced modular reactors).

CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1These outputs will support wider departmental modelling of the GB electricity…Awarded

These outputs will support wider departmental modelling of the GB electricity generation system and net zero electricity generation pathways to 2050, which is key to understanding potential electricity generation mixes required to ensure a low-cost, stable, and net zero future. These costs are anticipated to be published in the next Electricity Generation Costs publication, and should be aggregated/summarised so as not to be inaccessible through commercial confidentiality or otherwise, in a similar manner to previous Generation Costs reports.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Multiple options in the power sector need to be explored in order to determine what electricity generation mix will be needed to reach Net Zero 2050. As part of this, nuclear power will have a part to play in supplying reliable baseload power to complement intermittent renewables. In-house modelling in BEIS is crucial to understanding the future GB electricity generation mix and we need up to date information for accurate and robust modelling. Therefore, BEIS is now looking to update nuclear generation cost and technical assumptions to more accurate figures, reflecting the changes in the nuclear policy, market, and technology spaces. Current assumptions cover only large-scale nuclear power, but these must now include a wider range of nuclear technologies, namely SMRs (small modular reactors) and AMRs (advanced modular reactors). The project will build on and expand previous work commissioned by BEIS on generation costs (including nuclear) , and SMRs . See Annex D for further key sources of evidence and relevant publications

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 May 2022, 16:47 BST
Last source update: 31 May 2022, 16:47 BST
Authority reference: 5655/01/2022
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-015266
Classification (CPV): Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034248 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was a further competition via the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM3824 Heat Networks and Electricity Generation Assets Framework.

Publisher note: These outputs will support wider departmental modelling of the GB electricity generation system and net zero electricity generation pathways to 2050, which is key to understanding potential electricity generation mixes required to ensure a low-cost, stable, and net zero future. These costs are anticipated to be published in the next Electricity Generation Costs publication, and should be aggregated/summarised so as not to be inaccessible through commercial confidentiality or otherwise, in a similar manner to previous Generation Costs reports .

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £87,8611 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 May 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited	£87,861 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Nuclear Power Generation Costs · Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
Signed
3 May 2022
Value
£87,861
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 1 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H0ETContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Department of Business, Energy & Industrial StrategyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Frazer Nash Consultancy LimitedAwarded supplier Stonebridge House, Dorking Business Park, Dorking, Surrey, UK, RH4 1HJ

Official documents & specifications

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