Official UK procurement notice
Sellafield Transmutation of Elements in an Accelerator) STELLAR
Authority: Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe required services which BEIS need from NNL are as follows;
1)Design of a 5-year Experimental Programme, in partnership with UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), National Physics Laboratory (NPL) and academia, to inform a further Spending Review bid covering:
o User demand and pipeline of work
o Funding requirements or cost recovery options
o Operating model (incl. how to facilitate user access, both virtual and in-person)
o Benefits and strategic outcomes
- Detailed design/Engineering Specification for STELLAR, including:
o Project plan, detailing path to final commissioning
o Peripheral capability required i.e. PIE
o User requirements identified above
- Report on compatibility (and any modifications required) of STELLAR and Experimental Programme with licensing:
o NNL Central Laboratory safety case
o Sellafield Nuclear Licensed Site conditions
o Transport requirements
- Optioneering report on neutron source solutions, covering:
o Different accelerator technologies
o Possible locations (HEIF or otherwise) and build options
o Funding requirements or operating models
o Including access to European sources
o Identifying investors, partners, or industria
CPV: Nuclear safety equipment · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The required services which BEIS need from NNL are as follows;Awarded
The required services which BEIS need from NNL are as follows;
- Design of a 5-year Experimental Programme, in partnership with UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), National Physics Laboratory (NPL) and academia, to inform a further Spending Review bid covering:
o User demand and pipeline of work
o Funding requirements or cost recovery options
o Operating model (incl. how to facilitate user access, both virtual and in-person)
o Benefits and strategic outcomes
- Detailed design/Engineering Specification for STELLAR, including:
o Project plan, detailing path to final commissioning
o Peripheral capability required i.e. PIE
o User requirements identified above
- Report on compatibility (and any modifications required) of STELLAR and Experimental Programme with licensing:
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
- 20 Oct 2021, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2021, 13:23 BST
- Authority reference
TRN 5389/10/2021- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026253- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02edfaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
Direct award due to absence of competition due to technical reasons or protection of exclusive rights (regulation 32(2)(b)
Publisher note: Not Applicable
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Nuclear Laboratory | £883,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sellafield Transmutation of Elements in an Accelerator) STELLAR · National Nuclear Laboratory
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2021
- Value
- £883,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Business Energy Innovation & StrategyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- National Nuclear LaboratoryAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.