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Provision of Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ) Services based at HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, UK.

Ministry of Defence

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05 May 2021 at 22:55

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is currently conducting a tender for the provision of Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ) Services at HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, UK. The procurement process is at the Planning stage, with an estimated contract value of £9,500,000 over a period of three years, beginning on 1 November 2021 and concluding on 31 October 2024. The tender submission deadline is set for 18 June 2021, with the second stage of the procurement process planned to invite a maximum of four qualified service providers following the initial assessment by 23 June 2021.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in nuclear safety services, project management consultancy, and technical support services to participate. Companies that fulfil the necessary economic, financial, and technical criteria will be well-positioned to compete. Furthermore, businesses looking to expand within the defence sector, particularly those operating in accordance with Ministry of Defence standards, should consider this procurement a valuable avenue for growth, as the contract may include provisions for emergent work and resource adjustments throughout its duration.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ) Services based at HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, UK.

Notice Description

Please refer to Section II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract of this notice. Quantity or scope: The fundamental aim of the NSSJ contract is to procure the provision of a Project Management Service (PMS) which will deliver: Project Management, Nuclear Advice, defined Safety Case and Periodic Review of Safety (PRS) work, and other associated work under a milestone-based arrangement. These services will maintain the authorisation of the Naval Base Site through the provision of specialist nuclear advice, which reflects modern civil nuclear practice to Naval Base staff and ensures the Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Justification documentation suite remains current and fully compliant with MoD Authorisation Conditions, MoD Naval Nuclear Safety Principles (NNSP) and other standards imposed by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR). In parallel, the contract shall support knowledge share/transfer that develops the Authority's Intelligent Customer (IC) function. It is anticipated that a core team to provide the service shall be embedded within the HMNB Devonport delivery location; the Home Base. The estimated contract duration shall be for a period of three (3) years. The contract shall include the option to extend at the Authority's sole discretion the contract duration by a further two (2) years which will be constructed as two discrete one (1) year option periods; each option shall be severable from the other. The contract shall also include options for emergent work and resource 're-sizing' as may be reasonably required by the Authority in the contract life. This tender is operating under the DSPCR (2011) Restricted Procure in accordance with Regulation 17. Therefore, tenderers are required to respond to the DPQQ attached to this notice. A copy of the draft ITT has also been attached, to enable potential providers to self-assess their suitability to the requirement. The final ITT and suite of contract documents shall only be made available to potential providers, who are successful at Phase 1 (DPQQ stage) and have been formally notified and invited to participate in the next phase of the procurement process. The aim of Phase 1 (DPQQ) is to arrive at a short list of no more than four (4) qualified potential service providers who are eligible to participate; fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards, and best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out in the DPQQ. Full details of the method of choosing the Tenders are set out in the DF47. Each response must achieve Technical Envelope compliance at 70% or higher to be considered for phase 2. If a potential service provider receives a fail to any Pass/Fail question within the PQQ, they will automatically fail the evaluation and not be invited to participate further. Where more than one potential service provider scores the same (and both responses are technically compliant), then the response which achieves the highest score against criterion with the greater weighting shall progress to phase 2. If following this granulated assessment responses remain on equal scores, the Authority at its sole discretion may invite up to a maximum of six (6) technically compliant potential service providers to phase 2. Potential Providers/Tenderers are invited to note the following: 1. Following an initial assessment, the Authority believe IR35 may apply. The final status of IR35 will only be known, following final assessment of the winning tenderers' solution and specifically how the winning tenderer proposes to provide personnel. Any formal CEST/Status Determination Statement (SDS) letters will then be provided as necessary. 2. Attention is drawn to the Security Aspects Letter (SAL) attached as part of the Draft Contract, which details key criteria for eligibility. In accordance with Regulation 6 (3A)(a) - 'Security of Information', and read in conjunction with Regulation 7 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; this requirement is open to National eyes-only. Meaning, only economic operators established in the UK and Gibraltar shall be eligible to tender for this requirement. 3. The Cyber risk has been considered and in accordance with the Cyber Security Model resulted in a Cyber Risk Profile of 'Low'.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ad98
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009767-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

44421722 - Safety cases

71356300 - Technical support services

72224000 - Project management consultancy services

98113100 - Nuclear safety services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 May 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 2024 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL2 2BG
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
TLK41 Plymouth
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
Devonport
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Further Information

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