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The Provision of Regulatory Support in Analysis of Irradiated Graphite Brick Cracking and Weight Loss in AGR Cores to Provide the Basis for Effective, Independent Regulatory Challenge

Research and development services and related consultancy services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION: "The Provision of Regulatory Support in Analysis of Irradiated Graphite Brick Cracking and Weight Loss in AGR Cores to Provide the Basis for Effective, Independent Regulatory Challenge". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityOFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATIONScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7.5Bids / Report
23.1% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
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Coverage: 19 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityOFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published26 Jun 2023, 14:03 BST
Last source update26 Jun 2023, 14:03 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03dc7d
What is being bought
The work will provide front line regulatory support to ONR on the subject of nuclear graphite core brick cracking in AGRs. The scope of the contract addresses ONR's need to access independent experts who can consider the basis of the licensee's safety case claims and test them by applying independent scientific and mathematical reasoning.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jun 2023, 14:03 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    26 Jun 2023, 14:03 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    26 Jun 2023, 14:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    Proposed award of contract via single tender negotiation with a service provider without a call for competition.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Jun 2023, 14:03 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · £800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Health and Safety Executive
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Contracts
The Provision of Regulatory Support in Analysis of Irradiated Graphite Brick Cracking and Weight Loss in AGR Cores to Provide the Basis for Effective, Independent Regulatory Challenge
£800,000 · signed 26 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

Contracting authority GB-FTS-47326
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  • OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION
    buyer

    Building 4 Redgrave Court, BOOTLE, UK, L207HS
    gary.owens@onr.gov.uk
    +44 2030280795

  • Health and Safety Executive
    supplier

    Redgrave Court, Bootle, UK, L20 7HS
    gary.owens@onr.gov.uk
    +44 2030280795

  • Office for Nuclear Regulation
    reviewBody

    Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS
    christine.alcock@onr.gov.uk
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleUsing Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ONR propose to offer a contract in the belief that no reasonable alternative or substitutive exists. The proposed Service Provider has the unique expertise and independence required to fulfill the complete scope of service requirements in the absence of any credible competition in the marketplace.