Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

Official notice

Authority: Office for Nuclear Regulation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£116,640published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to UKHSA

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There is an obligation on ONR to provide regulatory assurance on the management by licensees of radiation fields at their site fences. This requires ONR to establish independent confirmation of these radiation fields.

The contractor must be able to apply suitable and sufficient expertise in the following areas:

i) Categorisation of gamma and neutron background;

ii) Instrumentation and the making of environmental measurements of ambient gamma and neutron radiation levels;

iii) Analysis of these measurements to provide estimates of exposures to the representative persons, in terms of direct exposure only;

iv) Analysis of data (mostly TLD measurements) made by licensee and estimation of direct exposures to the representative persons on the basis of these.

CPV: Technical support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Proposed award of contract via single tender negotiation with a service provider…

Proposed award of contract via single tender negotiation with a service provider without a call for competition.

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Proposed 1 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years in annual increments, subject to the agreement of both parties i.e 1+1+1

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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 Mar 2023, 10:12 BST
Last source update: 31 Mar 2023, 10:12 BST
Authority reference: ONR940
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-009407
Classification (CPV): Technical support services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b79b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Using Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ONR propose to offer a contract in the belief that no reasonable alternative or substitutive exists.
The proposed Service Provider has the unique expertise and independence required to fulfill the complete scope of service requirements in the absence of any credible competition in the marketplace.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £116,6401 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UKHSA	£116,640 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites · UKHSA
Signed
31 Mar 2023
Value
£116,640
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawNuclear Regulation Building 4 Redgrave Court, BOOTLE, North West, L207HSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

UKHSAAwarded supplier Oxford, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.