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Published 19 Aug 2021, 17:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision for IAEA SSR-6 Compliant Criticality Services

Official notice

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

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Jan 2022awarded 21 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision for IAEA SSR-6 Compliant Criticality Services to support NTS design and licensing activities for transport packages containing radioactive fissile materials.

CPV: Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Nuclear safety services · Safety cases · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations · Technical support services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 5 bids received (0.8 per place) · 4 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Single Lot Framework to be established for the provision of IAEA SSR-6 Compliant…AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000

Single Lot Framework to be established for the provision of IAEA SSR-6 Compliant Criticality Services pertinent to transport. The scope covers 5 disciplines of Criticality this being 1. Criticality Analysis, 2. Preparation of Criticality Assessments, 3. QA Check of Criticality Assessments, 4. Review and Approve Criticality Assessments and 5. Peer Review of Criticality Assessments.

Delivery: UK · Warrington
Extensions: Option to extend another 12 monthsVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical: 70%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “The Provision for IAEA SSR-6 Compliant Criticality Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 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
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
19 Aug 2021, 17:12 BST
Last source update
21 Mar 2023, 17:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
ML 19/10/21
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008230
Classification (CPV)
Engineering-related scientific and technical servicesNuclear safety servicesSafety casesServices furnished by business, professional and specialist organisationsTechnical support servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d70a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
6 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Jan 2022 → 21 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Mar 2023, 17:34 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Nov 2021
  1. Published value published: £400,000
    23 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    23 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
  3. Deadline moved to 6 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
    23 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
    +114 days · was 14 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    23 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    21 Mar 2023, 17:34 GMT
Published amendments (1)

The tender close date has been extended to 21/01/2022 - 12:00 hrs

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-08: 1 release · 19 Aug 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Mar 2023

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

Contracts

  • The Provision for IAEA SSR-6 Compliant Criticality Services

    Signed
    21 Mar 2023
    Value
    £400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

International Nuclear Services Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNuclear Transport LogisticsNuclear Transport Logistics 1144352 Hinton House, Warrington, UK, WA3 6GRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • International Nuclear ServicesContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Transport Solutions1144352 Warrington, UKContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • INSReview contact point Warrington
  • International Nuclear Services via NTSReview contact point Warrington
  • NTSReview contact point Warrington
  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties 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