Official UK procurement notice
Services - Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) of Plutonium Powders – Research, experimental and installation of equipment
Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the following: The development of incorporation of Plutonium powders using Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) technology. The powders are located at Sellafield Limited, and the NNL’s Central Laboratory facility on the site is the only location where appropriate samples can be obtained. NDA wish to engage NNL to procure equipment for the HIP process, install and test it off-site, with the intention of installing and operating the equipment in the Central Laboratory under a future contract.
CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Packaging of radioactive waste · Plutonium · Radioactive waste treatment services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research services · Specialty design services · Waste analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) seeks to award a 2.5 year contract to…
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) seeks to award a 2.5 year contract to National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
The NDA is exploring options for the disposition of the UK civil plutonium stockpile using a variety of methods for re-use or disposal.
This service is for the development of incorporation of Plutonium powders using Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) technology. The powders are located at Sellafield Limited, and the NNL’s Central Laboratory facility on the site is the only location where appropriate samples can be obtained. NDA will engage NNL to procure the equipment for the HIP process, install and test it off-site, with the intention of installing and operating the equipment in the Central Laboratory under a future contract.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Mar 2021, 16:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Mar 2021, 16:32 GMT
- Authority reference
NDA900856- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004861- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This service is for the development of incorporation of Plutonium powders using Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) technology. The powders samples required for this testing are located at Sellafield Limited, and the NNL’s Central Laboratory facility on the site is the only location where appropriate samples can be obtained. NDA wish to engage NNL for research / experimental / procurement of equipment, installation and tests off-site, with the intention of installing and operating the service and equipment in the Central Laboratory under a future contract.
The powder samples required for the testing of the HIP equipment can only be obtained at the Central Lab at Sellafield, which is operated by NNL. The HIP equipment will be installed and operated by NNL in their Central Laboratory under a future contract.
NNL are the sole operators in the Central Lab and have the expertise to complete this requirement.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=577720532 GO Reference: GO-2021310-PRO-17909107
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Nuclear Laboratory | £11,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004861-2021-1 · National Nuclear Laboratory
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2021
- Value
- £11,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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.