Safety Case and Peer Review Services Framework
A Tender Notice
by DOUNREAY SITE RESTORATION LTD
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 4 year
- Value
- £8M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 07 Apr 2022
- Delivery
- To 09 May 2026 (est.)
- Deadline
- 09 May 2022 12:00
Concepts
Location
Thurso
3 buyers
- Dounreay Site Restoration Thurso
Description
DSRL are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide Safety Case and Peer Review Services. It is proposed that the Framework Agreement is split into two Lots, one for Safety Case and one for Peer Review and four Consultants, per Lot, shall be awarded a Framework Agreement. The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) commencing August 2022 potentially through to July 2026 subject to extension. The estimated cumulative value of contracts that may be awarded through this Framework is £8M. It is anticipated that call-off Contracts will be up to £250k in value. Although the Employer reserves the right to award Contracts in excess of £250k if required.
Lot Division
| 1 | Safety Case and Peer Review Services Framework
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| 1 | Safety Case Production Services
• Production of Safety Cases in accordance with MAN 2021 Safety Case Manual and SPEC 0070 Safety Case documents. The production of these documents will probably require site visits to the Dounreay site. These documents may include, but are not limited to: o Licence Condition 15 Reviews o Preliminary Safety Reports o Pre-Construction Safety Reports o Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports o Pre-Operations Safety Reports o Dounreay Modification Reports o Decommissioning Safety Justifications • Provision of specialist Safety Case Services, in accordance with MAN 2021 Safety Case Manual and SPEC 0070 Safety Case documents. The provision of these services will probably require site visits to the Dounreay site. These documents may include, but are not limited to: o Human Factors o Criticality Assessments o Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessment o Engineering Substantiation o Radiation Shielding Assessments |
| 2 | Peer Review Services
• Perform demonstrably Independent Nuclear Safety Assessments of Safety Cases and other nuclear safety submissions in accordance with PRC 0071 Peer Review of Safety Cases and the Nuclear Industry Good Practice Guide to Peer Review of Safety Cases. This may include, but is not limited to: o Licence Condition 15 Reviews o Preliminary Safety Reports o Pre-Construction Safety Reports o Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports o Pre-Operations Safety Reports • Perform demonstrably independent Peer Reviews or Independent Technical Assessment as required in support of due process for a nuclear safety submission. This may include, but is not limited to: o Human Factors o Criticality Assessments o Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessments o Engineering Substantiation o Radiation Shielding Assessments |
Renewal Options
The initial award will be for a period of two years (August 2022 to July 2024). Thereafter, two further one-year extensions can be awarded at the sole discretion of the Employer. Any extension to the initial two-year period will be based upon the continued requirement for the Framework Agreement and the performance of the Consultants.
CPV Codes
- 71356300 - Technical support services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Indicators
- Bids should cover one or more lots.
- Bids should cover the whole contract.
- Renewals are available.
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain’s former centre of fast reactor research and development. DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.
Reference
- FTS 009362-2022