PIN - Provision of Inspection and Quality Assurance Services Reference number: 7474

Concepts

• seascale
• architecture and construction
• sellafield ltd
• engineering and inspection
• quality assurance services reference number
• provision of inspection
• quality assurance services
• nuclear waste services
• inspection
• direct rail services

Location

Description

This prior Information notice without call for competition is to advise interested parties about a forthcoming 'open procedure' procurement to establish a single supplier agreement for the provision of multi-disciplined Inspection and Quality Assurance services, including but not exclusive to welding; mechanical; industrial coating; CE&I inspection and Non Destructive Testing (NDT) supported by welding and metallurgy Subject Matter Experts (SME's). Sellafield Ltd will lead the collaborative procurement on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group which incudes; Sellafield Ltd; Magnox Ltd; Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL); Nuclear Waste Services (joint trading name of both LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd (RWM) Nuclear Transport Solutions. (operating Direct Rail Services and Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) The services are to be provided at client and supplier sites throughout the UK and, on occasion, sites overseas.

CPV Codes

• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Other Information

In relation to the delivery of products and services from both local and multinational suppliers, provision of independent third party inspection services are required to: • comply with regulatory and legal obligations; • assure compliance with specifications and requirements; and • ensure that standards are met, In the provision of the service the supplier will be required to promote the client's objectives of: • Delivering a world class programme of safe, cost-effective, accelerated and environmentally responsible decommissioning of the UK's civil nuclear legacy in an open and transparent manner, with due regard to the socio-economic impacts on our communities; • Working within a project team based on mutual trust, co-operation and good industry practice; • Instilling a 'right first time' attitude throughout the project team; • Commitment to incorporating good environmental practices of resource and energy efficiency, healthy buildings, plant and materials, whilst maintaining an ecologically, socially and aesthetically sensitive approach without compromising functionality, quality or cost performance; • Delivering the Social Impact Strategy to create; resilient economies; thriving communities; social value chains; sustainable incomes; and collective impact; and • Maintaining a "safety first" approach. In respect of this "safety first" approach, as part of the forthcoming procurement tenderers will need to: • possess appropriate accreditation as an Inspection Body to ISO/IEC 17020 Type A, or equivalent; • be able to demonstrate a high safety performance level; and • complete a Tender Safety Assessment (TSA) questionnaire, to demonstrate that they will have the appropriate processes and procedures that the supplier will use going forward to ensure safe working, especially whilst working at client nuclear sites. The requirements are not being further sub divided as the service provider will be required to identify and allocate resource across multiple-disciplines; manage performance of the resource; provide management information. Further dividing the requirements into lots would lead to multi-discipline assignments having split responsibilities and general contract management inefficiencies.