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title: "Access Services & Insulation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f51c"
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buyer: "SELLAFIELD LTD"
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# Access Services & Insulation

Buyer: SELLAFIELD LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f51c

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## Summary

Sellafield Ltd has initiated a public procurement process for the "Access Services & Insulation (ASI)" framework. This procurement falls under the works category, specifically classified as scaffolding work, and is located in the region of West Cumbria, UKD11. The framework aims to replace the existing Sellafield Industrial Services Framework (SIS) and includes discrete packages of access services and asbestos & insulation services. The procurement is in the award stage, with Sellafield Ltd having signed a contract on 24th September 2024 with KAEFER LIMITED. The framework agreement spans four years, with an estimated maximum value of £95 million, using NEC4 contracts with various pricing options.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in industrial services, scaffolding, asbestos removal, and insulation work. Companies experienced with the NEC4 form of contracts and those equipped to handle the technical and commercial aspects of such extensive projects are well-suited to compete. The procurement emphasises safety, capability, social value, collaboration, and delivery, providing a stable and potentially lucrative engagement in the nuclear decommissioning sector. Firms like KAEFER LIMITED, which have already secured the contract, illustrate the kind of technical proficiency and project management capabilities sought by Sellafield Ltd.

## Notice

Sellafield Ltd is responsible for safely operating and decommissioning Europe's largest, most complex nuclear site, which is home to legacy nuclear facilities that are some of the most hazardous buildings in Western Europe. There is a continued need for Sellafield to have access to a specialist Industrial Services and Access Supply Chain through a Framework Agreement to replace the existing Sellafield Industrial Services Framework (SIS).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The main services to be delivered by the ASI Framework are divided into two separate discreet packages of work:

- Access Services: The design, manufacture, insulation, and deployment of access systems including scaffolding, powered access systems, roped access, rigging, cranes and any other systems of providing Sellafield Ltd staff and contractors access to various locations at each of their facilities.
- Asbestos & Insulation Services: Removal and replacement of thermal insulation including asbestos containing materials (ACM) and lagging. Methods employed vary and will include traditional removal methods and complete ACM coated component removal.

The Framework Agreement will be a single lot agreement for 4 years and a maximum value of PS95m though no spending commitment is made to the supply chain,

NEC4 form of contracts will be utilised, employing the Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) and Term Service Contract (TSC). The main pricing options (A, C or E) will be available to Sellafield Ltd depending upon scope, risk & complexity. The use of Option E contracts will be challenged to encourage greater use of C so that reward and risk is shared.

Sellafield has identified 5 Critical Success Factors (CSFs) in collaboration with its internal stakeholders as being integral to the successful performance of the Framework opportunity. The CSFs reflect the key lessons from the current SIS framework and alignment to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA_ Value Framework and Delivery Model.
CSF 1: Safety, Security & Resilience
CSF 2: Capability & Capacity
CSF 3: Social Value & Sustainability
CSF 4: Collaboration & Integration
CSF 5: Delivery

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000135-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £95,000,000 |
| Lots value | £95,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SELLAFIELD LTD |
| Additional buyers | SELLAFIELD LIMITED |
| Locality | SEASCALE |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA20 1PG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Harrington |
| Westminster constituency | Whitehaven and Workington |
| Delivery location | TLD11 West Cumbria |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 51 - Installation services (except software)

### Codes

- 34951000 - Access platforms
- 42414000 - Cranes, mobile lifting frames and works trucks fitted with a crane
- 44212310 - Scaffolding
- 44212317 - Scaffolding structures
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
- 45262110 - Scaffolding dismantling work
- 45262120 - Scaffolding erection work
- 45262660 - Asbestos-removal work
- 45320000 - Insulation work
- 51511100 - Installation services of lifting equipment

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2025 at 08:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000135-2025
- 1 Oct 2024 at 09:40 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031293-2024
- 24 Sep 2024 at 15:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030523-2024
- 18 Aug 2023 at 10:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024305-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome
- http://www.kaeferltd.co.uk
- https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd

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