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Published 21 Feb 2025, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Services to Support Vessel Licensing in Japan

Official notice

Authority: International Nuclear Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£5,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2025awarded 22 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework for the provision Services to Support Vessel Licensing in Japan<br/><br/>The Contractor will provide technical advice and support to obtaining Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (JMLIT) licencing of our Vessels to support a number of nuclear material transports from Japan to various destinations around the world and provide ad-hoc technical support as and when required and as detailed in the Call Off.

CPV: Shipping operations

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Vessel licensing services required to support the business with making applications…AwardedPublished value£5,000,000

Vessel licensing services required to support the business with making applications for vessel licensing to JMLIT

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Capability and experience - Kaisa 520: 50%
  • MCNP Software evaluation understanding: 25%
  • Demonstration of understanding of JMLIT & TAC for Kaisa 520: 25%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Capability and experience - Kaisa 520: 50
  • MCNP Software evaluation understanding: 25
  • Demonstration of understanding of JMLIT & TAC for Kaisa 520: 25
  • N/A: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “Services to Support Vessel Licensing in Japan” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Feb 2025, 10:24 GMT
Last source update
22 Apr 2025, 09:55 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jan 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016136
Classification (CPV)
Shipping operations
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
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Appointment period ends
7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jan 2025 → 22 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    21 Jan 2025, 11:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 09:55 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025
  1. Published value published: £5,000,000
    21 Feb 2025, 10:24 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Feb 2025, 10:24 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Feb 2025, 10:24 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
    21 Feb 2025, 10:24 GMT
    -14 days · was 7 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    22 Apr 2025, 09:55 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    22 Apr 2025, 09:55 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2.121 Feb 20257 Mar 2025+14 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 016136-2025-1

    Signed
    22 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Vessel licensing services required to support the business with making applications…2bids · 2 electronic2—£0 – £5,000,000
Whole notice———£0 – £5,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

International Nuclear Services Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Transport 01144352 · 1144352 Hinton House, Risley, Warrington, UK, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria