Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Regulatory Support in Analysis of Irradiated Graphite Brick Cracking and Weight Loss in AGR Cores to Provide the Basis for Effective, Independent Regulatory Challenge
Notice Description
The work will provide front line regulatory support to ONR on the subject of nuclear graphite core brick cracking in AGRs. The scope of the contract addresses ONR's need to access independent experts who can consider the basis of the licensee's safety case claims and test them by applying independent scientific and mathematical reasoning.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Proposed award of contract via single tender negotiation with a service provider without a call for competition.
Options: Proposed 2 year contract with an option to extend for a further 4 years in annual increments, subject to agreement of both parties. i.e 2+1+1+1+1. The potential total contract duration is therefore 6 years
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03dc7d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018107-2023
- 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
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
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Jun 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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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