Official UK procurement notice
Very Low Active (VLA) Analysis Services - PIN No2 - Market Engagement Event
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Prior Information Notice (PIN 2), without call for competition, is to alert the market that Sellafield Ltd is to continue Market Engagement activity for the forthcoming Very Low Active (VLA) Analysis Procurement.<br/><br/>This PIN 2 follows on from PIN No 1, which can be accessed via the following URL: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036123-2024 ↗<br/><br/>The market engagement will take place via Microsoft Teams on 9th January 2025, further details will be shared via Atamis Project C22676 to registered suppliers.
CPV: Analysis services · Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Analytical Services provides an essential service in support of Sellafield Operations…Planned
Analytical Services provides an essential service in support of Sellafield Operations which in accordance with its Site Licence Conditions requires Sellafield to report to the regulatory bodies eg Environmental Agency (EA) and demonstrate the use of Best Available Technology (BAT) and As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) for the management of effluent and other waste activities which are key to delivery of the Sellafield Ltd mission. The site is envisaged to have a demand for analytical services until 2110.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd has therefore a requirement for suitably experienced and qualified service providers(s) to undertake Very Low Active (VLA) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations. The service is to consist of sample receipt or collection, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal.<br/><br/>The estimated value range of the contract scope of work is £56m - £96m. The duration is to be confirmed but is assumed to be 8 - 10 years.<br/><br/>The current supply chain contractual arrangements for Very Low Active Analytical Services include:<br/>- Environmental, Low Active Radiological, Dosimetry and Chemical analyses<br/><br/>Current contractual arrangements are due to expire and Sellafield Ltd will be undertaking a procurement exercise for the continued provision of these services.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-040478- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c86cFind a Tender
Publisher note: Parties who are interested in participating on 9th January 2025 via Microsoft Teams are requested to register on the shared service Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) OneNDA eCommercial Systems powered by Atamis (Atamis), which can be accessed via the URL https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome. <br/><br/>Parties who register on this system should then register against Atamis Project C22676, where they can confirm their attendance for the market engagement, review documentation once it is issued ahead of the engagement sessions on 9th January and also ask Sellafield any questions regarding the engagement or the Procurement. Further details of the upcoming market engagement event will be shared via Atamis Project C22676 to registered suppliers. Suppliers who have already registered against Atamis Project C22676 are not required to re register.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Dec 2024 → 4 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published16 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT
- Tender notice expected4 Feb 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.