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Provision of Support on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the UK AP1000

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

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18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Work and Pensions has completed the procurement process for the provision of support on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the UK AP1000. This project, with the tender ID ONR257, falls under the research and development services industry category and has an estimated contract value of £310,186. The contract commenced on 29 June 2015 and ended on 30 November 2016. The award for this tender was made on 8 June 2015, with key activity centred in England, and the contract was handled through an alternative procurement method.

This procurement represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in safety assessments and nuclear project consultancy. Companies with expertise in research and development services, particularly those with experience in the nuclear energy sector, would benefit from engaging in similar future projects. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to explore such tenders as they may be better suited to tailor their services for specific aspects of the procurement, thus fostering business growth in niche areas.

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Notice Title

Provision of Support on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) for the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of the UK AP1000

Notice Description

1 BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT 1.1 In December of 2011 ONR formally completed Step 4 of the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of Westinghouse Electric Company's (WEC) UK AP1000 reactor design. WEC is the Requesting Party for the UK AP1000 GDA (referred to as "the RP" in this specification). 1.2 Step 4 of the GDA was an in-depth ONR assessment of the safety case evidence for a generic site envelope undertaken in accordance with the regulatory regime of Great Britain. The general intention of Step 4 was to move from the safety arguments and system level assessment of Step 3 to a fully detailed examination of the available evidence, on a sampling basis. The aim of Step 4 was to identify any fundamental safety or security shortfalls and allow ONR to come to a judgment of whether (or not) a Design Acceptance Confirmation (DAC) or Interim Design Acceptance Confirmation (iDAC) can be issued (see http://www.onr.org.uk/new-reactors/ngn03.pdf). 1.3 On completion of Step 4 ONR's assessment was largely complete and the generic design was found to be generally acceptable but some nuclear safety, security or environmental issues remained. These outstanding issues were identified as GDA Issues, for which the Requesting Party will be required to provide credible resolution plans. ONR was satisfied with the resolution plans and was therefore able to issue an iDAC for the AP1000 generic design. 1.4 These GDA Issues are considered by ONR as significant, but resolvable, and require resolution before nuclear island safety-related construction of such a reactor could be considered. ONR's Step 4 PSA assessment can be found at http://www.onr.org.uk/new-reactors/ap1000/reports.htm. 1.5 Following the issue of the iDAC in 2011, WEC paused their GDA related activities. In August 2014, WEC recommenced GDA in order to close-out the outstanding GDA Issues. During this close-out stage, which is the subject of this statement of service requirements, the Requesting Party will submit additional information in response to all the GDA Issues; and the regulators will undertake sufficient assessment to be able to judge whether this additional information adequately addresses all the GDA Issues. Following the satisfactory completion of the GDA Issue close-out stage, the regulators may then be able to issue a final DAC. 1.6 During the close-out phase ONR will assess the information supporting the GDA Issues by conducting reviews of an appropriate depth, on a sampling basis, of the PSA model, data and supporting analyses, to confirm that the claims and arguments are underpinned by robust evidence. 1.7 ONR expects to start the close-out stage GDA on 1st April 2015 and complete it at the end of 2016.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bc1df4b-d0a3-4a4b-b54d-d3f321b6c590
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£310,186 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£310,186 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jun 2015Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jun 201510 years ago
Contract Period
28 Jun 2015 - 30 Nov 2016 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOOTLE
Postcode
L20 7HS
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JACOBSEN ANALYTICS

Further Information

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