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Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

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31 Mar 2023 at 09:12

Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has awarded a contract for the provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites. This service falls under the services category, and the procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award was made via a single tender negotiation with the supplier UKHSA. The contract is valued at £116,640 and was signed on 31st March 2023.

This contract opportunity can benefit businesses that have expertise in technical support services related to radiation fields at nuclear sites. ONR selected the supplier UKHSA based on their unique expertise and independence. Businesses with experience in gamma and neutron background categorisation, environmental measurements, data analysis, and radiation exposure estimation may find this tender suitable for growth opportunities. For those interested, further details can be found on the ONR website.

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Notice Title

Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

Notice Description

There is an obligation on ONR to provide regulatory assurance on the management by licensees of radiation fields at their site fences. This requires ONR to establish independent confirmation of these radiation fields. The contractor must be able to apply suitable and sufficient expertise in the following areas: i) Categorisation of gamma and neutron background; ii) Instrumentation and the making of environmental measurements of ambient gamma and neutron radiation levels; iii) Analysis of these measurements to provide estimates of exposures to the representative persons, in terms of direct exposure only; iv) Analysis of data (mostly TLD measurements) made by licensee and estimation of direct exposures to the representative persons on the basis of these.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Proposed award of contract via single tender negotiation with a service provider without a call for competition.

Options: Proposed 1 year contract with an option to extend for a further 2 years in annual increments, subject to the agreement of both parties i.e 1+1+1

Procurement Information

Using Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ONR propose to offer a contract in the belief that no reasonable alternative or substitutive exists. The proposed Service Provider has the unique expertise and independence required to fulfill the complete scope of service requirements in the absence of any credible competition in the marketplace.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b79b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009407-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71356300 - Technical support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£116,640 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
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
Not specified

Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UKHSA

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