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title: "Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b79b"
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# Provision of Technical Support in the Assessment of Radiation Fields at the Perimeter of Selected Nuclear Licensed Sites

Buyer: OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b79b

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009407-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £116,640 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 7HS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UKHSA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71356300 - Technical support services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2023 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009407-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.onr.gov.uk

## Provenance

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