Award

Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

25 May 2023 at 15:04

Award

29 Jul 2022 at 09:40

Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has awarded a contract for the provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite. The contract, with a value of £2,000,000, was signed on 28th July 2022. The procurement method used was a limited negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice. The University of Manchester is the current supplier for this contract.

This procurement process offers opportunities for businesses specialising in research and development services and consultancy. The main objectives of this tender are to secure access to independent technical advice regarding nuclear graphite and cores, safety case validity, and academic research on ageing phenomena in graphite. Companies with expertise in these areas would be suited to compete for similar tenders in the future.

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Notice Title

Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite

Notice Description

To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.

Lot Information

Lot 1

To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.

Options: The anticipated duration of the contract is 24 months, but with an option to extend in annual increments for a further 2 years.

Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in Find a Tender Service or the Official Journal of the European Union in the case listed below: Regulation 32 exempt: 32(2)(b)(ii) whereby "competition is absent for technical reasons". ONR asserts it belief that the University of Manchester are the only economic operator in the EU that are capable to support ONR with independent, research and expert advice to mount an authoritative but constructive challenge to the Licensee's arguments / submissions and to ensure that judgements made are consistent with a broadly-based authoritative scientific consensus. Containing experts; leading academic authority and industry professionals, ONR has no knowledge of any other fully independent operator who holds the ability to satisfy its requirement at present and consequently asserts general grounds are satisfied.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03574b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014971-2023
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION
Contact Name
Gary Owens
Contact Email
gary.owens@onr.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2030280795

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
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

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