Official UK procurement notice
Radiometrics and Associated Services - Lot 2 - Portable Radiation Protection Instrumentation
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Service Provider will be required to provide a routine maintenance, breakdown repair, calibration and support to approximately 12000 portable radiation protection instruments (PRPI).
CPV: Apparatus for measuring radiation · Beta gamma counters · Calibration services · Contamination-monitoring devices · Development consultancy services · Instruments for measuring quantities · Non-medical equipment based on the use of radiations · Nuclear evaluation instruments · Radiation dosimeters · Radiation monitors · Radiation protection services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Installed Radiation Protection Instrumentation (IRPI)AwardedPublished value£30,790,000
Lot #2Portable Radiation Protection Instrumentation (PRPI)RenewalPublished value£6,340,000
Lot #3Radiometrics Characterisation Services (RCS)Published value£10,240,000
The requirement is for Sellafield to engage with a lead supply chain organisation to take on the Radiometric Characteristic Services (RCS), for a four year period, with the supply chain provider delivering both standard and be-spoke services as per the requirements of Sellafield site, with the Sellafield RCS team acting role of intelligent client provision.<br/><br/>The supply chain partner will work closely with the Radiometric Systems Group Characterisation Team (RSGCT) to deliver fit for purpose, in-situ, radiometric characterisation solutions. The demand profile for RCS services is anticipated to accelerate as the site moves towards Post Operational Clean Out (POCO), decommissioning and high hazard reduction. Future site demand is currently unclear which necessitates the requirement for an increasingly flexible, integrated approach to radiometric characterisation delivery by RSGCT and a supply chain partner.<br/><br/>RCS will be used to resolve both current and emerging radiometric characterisation issues and will be critical for future remediation and high hazard reduction activities.<br/><br/>Examples of typical RCS delivery projects are:<br/><br/>
- Radiation imaging surveys to provide hotspot maps of radionuclide distributions associated with areas of plant. These surveys may be extended to provide detailed activity or dose estimation at points with the survey area;<br/><br/>
- Gamma spectrometry and neutron counting measurements to provide detailed assay of items such as waste packages, waste drums, crates, International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) freight containers and gloveboxes; and<br/><br/>
- Dose rate mapping and quantification.<br/><br/>For further detail, please refer to the contract and procurement documents which can be accessed via ATAMIS reference C13461
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 (7)
- Collaboration: 7%
- Security of Supply: 25%
- Innovation and Improvements: 20%
- Health and Safety: 12%
- Quality: 10%
- price: 16%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Collaboration: 7%
- Security of Supply: 25%
- Innovation and Improvements: 20%
- Health and Safety: 12%
- Social Value: 10%
- Quality: 10%
- Price: 16%
- Price carries 16 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Radiometrics and Associated Services - Lot 2 - Portable Radiation…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 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
- 30 Mar 2023, 18:22 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2024, 15:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Jun 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018781- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b783Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Framework Agreement with no guaranteed volume or spend. Estimated value should be read accordingly.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 13 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
Timeline
13 Jun 2023 → 18 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened13 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Notice published18 Jun 2024, 15:25 BST
Notice history
4 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2023- Buyer details updated3 Apr 2023, 14:33 BST
- Deadline moved to 20 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST30 Jun 2023, 11:50 BST+44 days · was 6 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
- Status changed to complete3 May 2024, 13:12 BST
- Buyer details updated3 May 2024, 13:12 BST
Published amendments (3 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingTender opening date · IV.2.7.1 | 13 Jun 2023 | 29 Jun 2023 | +16 d |
| — | Bid openingTender opening date · IV.2.7.1 | 13 Jun 2023 | 20 Jul 2023 | +37 d |
| — | DeadlineDeadline for EOI date · IV.2.2.1 | 6 Jun 2023 | 20 Jul 2023 | +44 d |
II.2.7 on Lot 2 PRPI states the incorrect duration. The duration should have been in months rather than days. The correct duration is 24 months with an optional one year extension at the end of year 2 and optional one year extension at the end of year 3 (each at Sellafield's discretion). Maximum contract duration is 4 years (inclusive of optional extension years at the end of year 2 and year 3).
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2023-06: 1 release · 30 Jun 2023
- 2023-05: 1 release · 31 May 2023
- 2023-04: 1 release · 3 Apr 2023
- 2023-03: 1 release · 30 Mar 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 018779-2024-1
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 018781-2024-1
- Signed
- 21 May 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 014349-2024-1
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Installed Radiation Protection Instrumentation (IRPI) | 3bids | — | — | £33,200,000 – £33,200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sellafield LtdContracting authorityReview bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear decommissioning
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtMediation body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Cavendish NuclearFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria