--- title: "Independent Certification Assessment Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SELLAFIELD LTD" published: "2024-04-10" --- # Independent Certification Assessment Services Buyer: SELLAFIELD LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0450fb.json) ## Summary Sellafield Ltd, a body governed by public law, is seeking Independent Certification Assessment Services through a planned tender process. The services required include certification assessments for various management systems, with a total contract value of £2,000,000 GBP. Interested parties can provide feedback via Atamis by April 30th, 2024. The opportunity is focused on UK-based service providers with specific accreditations and expertise in quality, energy, environment, health & safety, information security, and business continuity, including experience in industries such as nuclear. This tender by Sellafield Ltd presents a growth opportunity for UK-based service providers looking to expand their business in the certification assessment sector. Eligible businesses must hold specific accreditations and experience in auditing against multiple ISO standards. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with the opportunity to engage and provide feedback until the end of April 2024. This contract aims to establish a long-term partnership with a qualified service provider for conducting various certification assessments in line with international standards. ## Notice This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is further Market Engagement following the initial PIN. As a result of this PIN and as part of the Market Engagement activity, Sellafield Ltd is seeking to obtain feedback on the Proposed scope, Draft H&S questions and Proposed tender time, as set out in the supporting Independent Certification Assessment Services PIN shared via Atamis, as referred to in II.2.14.1 Additional Information. Interested Parties can provide their feedback by completing the Request for Information (Rfi) PIN on Atamis (Record Ref: C19464). ### Lot Information Lot 1 1. The Service Provider must be a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF) and must be accredited to conduct verification of annual emissions data and if applicable, verification associated with Free Allocation of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, (UK ETS) in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020. 2. The Service Provider's assessors must be: a. International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) registered; b. lead or principal auditors; c. have sufficient resources qualified to provide assessment and certification against multiple ISO Standards for all entities specified within the scope of this contract. The details of the scope of existing accreditation/certifications which need to be provided can be found within Annexe 2 of this document. Services required include Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), Health and Safety Management Systems (HSMS), UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS), Energy Management Systems, Asset Management Systems, Information Security Management Systems, Collaborative Business Relationship Management Systems, and Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) assessments; and d. have experience in quality, energy, environment, health & safety, information security, business continuity, and experience of the nuclear industry or equivalent similar industry e. Must have the capability to conduct combined visits assessing against ISO standards 9001/14001/45001/55001. f. Must be able to provide a combination of both remote services and site visits where required. 3. Where certification is required for three or more standards it is a requirement that the Service Provider's assessors are qualified to audit against a minimum of two of the standards ("Standards" shall include, but not be limited to ISO Standards 9001/14001/22304/27001/44001/45001/50001/55001, ISO 14064, ISO 22301, OHSAS 18001, BS 25999 and legislation, such as UK ETS and the service provider must be able to manage multiple certifications in a cost effective way. The full proposed Scope can be found on Atamis Independent Certification Assessment Services PIN. (Record ref C19464) Additional information: As referenced in II.1.4) Short Description, the market engagement activity will be managed via the shared Service Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) OneNDA eCommercial Systems powered by Atamis, which can be accessed via the URL https//atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome Once registered on Atamis you can access the request for Information PIN using the record reference C19464 . where you will be able to find the Proposed scope, draft H&S Questions, Supplier Journey pdf (paying particular attention to pages 15 & 23) and a 'Request for Information' (Rfi) template. Please return your completed Rfi template by attaching to a message using the 'New Messages' functionality. Completed Rfi's should be returned at the earliest opportunity and preferably by 12.00 on Tuesday 30th April 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011594-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 27 May 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SELLAFIELD LTD | | Locality | WARRINGTON | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA3 6GR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington | | Local authority | Warrington | | Electoral ward | Birchwood | | Westminster constituency | Warrington North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 72224200 - System quality assurance planning services - 79132000 - Certification services ## Release History - 10 Apr 2024 at 10:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011594-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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