Provision of Inspection and Quality Assurance Services

Concepts

• technical inspection and testing
• provision of inspection and quality assurance services
• warrington
• nuclear waste services
• quality assurance services
• provision of inspection
• ce&i inspection
• direct rail services ltd
• consultancy services
• international nuclear services ltd

Location

West Cumbria:

Description

Acting as the lead for a collaborative procurement, Sellafield Ltd is seeking to enter into an arrangement for the Provision of 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).

Total Quantity or Scope

Sellafield Ltd acting as the lead for a collaborative procurement on behalf of the NDA group of organisations, including but not limited to, Dounreay Site Restoration Limited, Magnox Limited, Nuclear Waste Services (joint trading name of both Low Level Waste Repository Ltd and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd, Nuclear Transport Solutions (joint trading name of International Nuclear Services Ltd and Direct Rail Services Ltd), Sellafield Ltd (the Participating Entities). Sellafield Ltd is seeking to enter into an arrangement for the Provision of 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).The service will be provided at Participating Entity sites and the sites of suppliers from across the UK and overseasIn relation to the delivery of products and services from both local and overseas 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 and 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 on all the project team;- Commitment to incorporating good environmental practices of resource and energy efficiency, healthy buildings, plant and materials, ecologically, socially and aesthetically sensitive without compromising functionality, quality or cost performance;- Delivery of the Social Impact Strategy to create:o Resilient Economies;o Thriving Communities;o Social Value Chains;o Sustainable Incomes; ando Collective Impact.- maintain a “safety first” approach when delivering the service; and- complete a Tender Safety Assessment (TSA) questionnaire, to demonstrate that they will have the appropriate processes and procedures in place to ensure safe working, especially whilst working at nuclear sites.The value stated at II.1.5.1 is for the maximum contract term of 60 months, which consists of an initial contract term of 36 months with an option for two extension periods of 12 months each.The start date stated at II.2.7.3 is the contract start date for the provision of the service under the new contractual arrangement. As set out in the procurement documents the indicative date for contract award/transition commencement is 30/06/23, which will allow a period of approximately 4 months to transition to the new contractual arrangement.

Renewal Options

The contract makes provision for two extension periods of 12 months each giving a maximum contract term of 60 months.

CPV Codes

• 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
• 71632200 - Non-destructive testing services
• 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• 71631000 - Technical inspection services
• 71632000 - Technical testing services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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.The tender opportunity will be managed via the Atamis e-tendering system which can be accessed via the URL https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome portal as referred at I.3.0.7. Once you have registered on and accessed the portal, use Atamis reference C8509 to access the Provision of Inspection and Quality Assurance opportunity to: - view the tender documents, - ask questions or request further information using the inbuilt messaging facility; and- submit your tender response.