Planning

Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partnership (DNWP)

SELLAFIELD LIMITED

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Planning

16 Dec 2022 at 12:19

Summary of the contracting process

The buying organisation Sellafield Limited is planning a procurement process for the Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partnership (DNWP), a construction works contract with an estimated value of £4-£5 billion over 15 years. This procurement will involve construction, demolition works, technical services, and waste management across nuclear facilities on the Sellafield site. The deadline for responses is 25th January 2023, and Sellafield aims to conduct a regulated process following the early market engagement phase.

This tender for the DNWP offers significant business opportunities for companies in the construction, engineering, waste management, and consultancy sectors. Businesses with expertise in industrial machinery, construction equipment, demolition work, design consultancy, and engineering design services are well-suited to compete. The procurement process presents a chance for businesses to engage with Sellafield through the ATAMIS system and potentially secure a partnership for this long-term decommissioning project.

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Notice Title

Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partnership (DNWP)

Notice Description

Sellafield Ltd is seeking feedback on the proposed commercial model for the DNWP procurement.<br/><br/>The DNWP will be the successor of the existing Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) which is due to end in March 2026. The DNWP multi partner framework has an estimate value of PS4bn - PS5bn over a 15 year duration. The scope for this procurement covers the full suite of construction, demolition related works, associated technical services (including safety case and design) and waste management required to deliver decommissioning tasks and projects. These works will be deployed across nuclear facilities on the Sellafield site that are in operations, post operation clean out (POCO), decommissioning or demolition stages of the asset lifecycle.<br/><br/>Further details are contained in supporting document DNWP_PIN3 (available in ATAMIS). Please note this PIN is supplementary to PIN 1 published in on 02/08/22 (ref FTS 2022-471510) and PIN 2 published in on 02/09/22 (ref 2022-436137)

Lot Information

Lot 1

This PIN and the supporting documents DNWP_PIN3 and DNWP_PIN3_ Slides (available in ATAMIS) set out Sellafield's indicative view of the capacities and capabilities required for DNWP, and Sellafield's early thinking as to how it will engage with the DNWP partners. Sellafield's expectations and early thinking may change as a result of Sellafield's market engagement, including this PIN, and further internal development of the proposed DNWP model.

Organisations are invited to submit responses via Sellafield's ATAMIS system to the 'Lines of Enquiry' set out in the supporting document DNWP_PIN3, Appendix A.

* Please submit responses via the ATAMIS portal (ref C11759), through the messaging function.
* Please ensure responses are submitted no later than 16:00 on 25th January 2023 "Response Deadline"

Sellafield will review responses to this PIN and consider incorporation of any amendments to the DNWP commercial model going forward, this will be entirely at Sellafield's discretion.

Sellafield is committed to open, fair and transparent procurement processes and, following completion of this PIN and any subsequent early market engagement exercises, Sellafield intends to conduct a regulated process through the placement of a Contract Notice on the Find a Tender Service and in accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This PIN has been prepared by or on behalf of Sellafield for the sole purpose of enabling suppliers to submit comments and provide feedback in the context of early market engagement. No guarantee can be given, however, and no representation is made, as to the accuracy of information contained within this PIN. Neither Sellafield, nor any of its professional advisors, accepts any liability, which might result from any inaccuracy of or omission of information in this PIN. Information presented in this PIN may be subject to change and remains under consideration by Sellafield, and nothing referenced herein may be taken as firm or binding. It is each supplier's responsibility to obtain for itself, and at its own expense all information which it deems necessary or desirable for the preparation of its response.

All suppliers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of their response to this PIN. Under no circumstances will Sellafield, or any of Sellafield Ltd's professional advisors be liable for any costs or expenses borne by the supplier or any of its supply chain members or advisors in this PIN or any subsequent procurement.

Whilst Sellafield is keen to hear from interested parties, suppliers should note that they will be required as part of any formal submission to any subsequent tender to certify that they have not canvassed or solicited any officer or employee of Sellafield in connection with the proposed procurement and that no person employed by them or acting on their behalf will have done any such act.

Information you provide may be used to support further discussions and / or strategy development of the DNWP model. Sellafield reserves the right not to proceed with the DNWP procurement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0391e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035655-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

42 - Industrial machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

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

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

22314000 - Designs

42000000 - Industrial machinery

43320000 - Construction equipment

44421722 - Safety cases

45000000 - Construction work

45100000 - Site preparation work

45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work

45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work

45111213 - Site-clearance work

45210000 - Building construction work

45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

45222110 - Waste disposal site construction work

45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works

45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works

71320000 - Engineering design services

71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings

71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79415200 - Design consultancy services

79723000 - Waste analysis services

79933000 - Design support services

98391000 - Decommissioning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£5,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SELLAFIELD LIMITED
Contact Name
Katy Wilson
Contact Email
katy.wilson@sellafieldsites.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SEASCALE
Postcode
CA20 1PG
Post Town
Carlisle
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
TLD11 West Cumbria

Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Gosforth
Westminster Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington

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