Notice Information
Notice Title
Independent Certification Assessment Services
Notice Description
Provision of Independent Certification Services by a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF). This is a collaborative procurement including the following Participating Entities (PE's): 1. Sellafield Ltd 2. Nuclear Restoration Services Limited ("NRS") 3. Nuclear Waste Services Limited ("NWS") 4. International Nuclear Services ("INS"); and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited ("PNTL") - 5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ("NDA"); and its special subsidiary NDA Archives Limited; and 6. National Nuclear Laboratory ("NNL")
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-aeca25c0-e967-475f-b514-6f3b6d047e22
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee81e4c1-7eb7-43c5-a06c-3f3b13bf307a
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
72224200 - System quality assurance planning services
72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
79132000 - Certification services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,190,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,190,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 202512 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 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
- SELLAFIELD LTD
- Contact Name
- Rachael.A Ellis
- Contact Email
- rachael.a.ellis@sellafieldsites.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA3 6GR
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Birchwood
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee81e4c1-7eb7-43c5-a06c-3f3b13bf307a
26th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b171812f-68dd-4b99-bcf5-873d28116902
26th March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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