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title: "The Delivery Of Operational Safety Cases for HMNB Clyde"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0482be"
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# The Delivery Of Operational Safety Cases for HMNB Clyde

Buyer: SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0482be

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## Summary

The Submarine Delivery Agency (part of the Ministry of Defence) conducted an open procurement process to award a contract for the delivery of Operational Safety Cases (OSCs) at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde, located in Helensburgh, UK. This tender, titled "The Delivery of Operational Safety Cases for HMNB Clyde," falls under the industry category of Engineering Services (CPV 71300000). The procurement aimed to establish and maintain a technical team to produce OSCs to meet the Dreadnought Readiness Date. Key milestones included the tender period ending on 26 August 2024 and the contract signing on 10 November 2024. The procurement method used was an open procedure with an estimated contract value of £8,000,000 GBP, and the awarded contract value was £6,347,443 GBP to OCCAM GROUP LTD.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with expertise in the nuclear or defence industries, particularly those with experience in operational safety and engineering services. The requirement for ISO 9001 certifications and relevant industry experience underlines the importance of robust quality management systems and sector-specific knowledge. SMEs that meet the selection criteria could leverage this opportunity to establish or expand their footprint within the defence sector, especially in providing highly technical services to government projects. This contract promises fruitful collaboration with the Submarine Delivery Agency and contributes to fulfilling a critical national defence initiative.

## Notice

There is a requirement to establish, and maintain across the project timeframe, a suitably qualified and experienced technical team and deliver a suite of Operational Safety Cases (OSCs) for His Majesty's Naval Base (Clyde) (HMNB(C)) to Relevant Good Practice (RGP) and within the timescales imposed by the HMNB(C) Dreadnought Readiness Date.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Government White Paper published in December 2006 set out the United Kingdom (UK) Government's intention to retain a minimum assured independent strategic nuclear deterrent for the foreseeable future. This will be fulfilled by the Dreadnought SSBN as the replacement for the V-Class. Operationally, the Dreadnought Nuclear Powered Warship (NPW) will provide the 'replacement' capability for the V-Class NPW rather than providing a 'new' capability. Consequently, the expected mission and functional requirements can be assumed to be essentially the same as those of the V-Class NPW. However, the reactor design in Dreadnought is Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) 3 as opposed to PWR2 in V-Class - the change in design of the reactor and its associated systems means that Safety Justifications (SJs) for Dreadnought operations at HMNB(C) may place different requirements to V-Class. Consequently, there is a requirement to establish, and maintain across the project timeframe, a suitably qualified and experienced technical team and deliver a suite of Operational Safety Cases (OSCs) for His Majesty's Naval Base (Clyde) (HMNB(C)) to Relevant Good Practice (RGP) and within the timescales imposed by the HMNB(C) Dreadnought Readiness Date. The suite of OSCs will justify NPW activities undertaken at the HMNB(C) Authorised Site, initially to justify Dreadnought activities and enable HMNB(C) to meet the Dreadnought Readiness Date, and ultimately to update the OSCs to justify Astute and Vanguard Class activities so that the HMNB(C) safety cases for all NPW activities meet RGP. Additional information: Competition was conducting using Crown Commercial Services Construction and Professional Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) RM6242

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036559-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £8,000,000 |
| Lots value | £8,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,347,443 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY |
| Additional buyers | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | HELENSBURGH |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G84 8HL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Lomond North |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OCCAM GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71541000 - Construction project management services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2024 at 12:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036559-2024
- 19 Jul 2024 at 10:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022457-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercialservice.bravosolution.co.uk/go/07138448018F9A5DA842
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency

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