Provision of Independent Research and Advice on Nuclear Graphite

Concepts

• research and development
• provision of independent research and advice on nuclear graphite
• bootle
• behaviour of nuclear graphite
• provision of independent research
• technical advice
• academic research
• graphite cores
• nuclear graphite
• advice

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

To secure access to independent (from Licensees) technical advice relating to the ageing and behaviour of nuclear graphite and graphite cores; assessment of validity of safety cases and academic research into various aspects of ageing phenomena in graphite.

Total Quantity or Scope

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice / call for competition.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The anticipated duration of the contract is 24 months, but with an option to extend in annual increments for a further 2 years. (i.e 2+1+1)

CPV Codes

• 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in Find a Tender Service or the Official Journal of the European Union in the case listed below: Regulation 32 exempt: 32(2)(b)(ii) whereby "competition is absent for technical reasons". ONR asserts it belief that the University of Manchester are the only economic operator in the EU that are capable to support ONR with independent, research and expert advice to mount an authoritative but constructive challenge to the Licensee's arguments / submissions and to ensure that judgements made are consistent with a broadly-based authoritative scientific consensus. Containing experts; leading academic authority and industry professionals, ONR has no knowledge of any other fully independent operator who holds the ability to satisfy its requirement at present and consequently asserts general grounds are satisfied.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** None