Sustainment Delivery Partnership

A Prior Information Notice (Defence)
by AWE PLC

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Future Framework ()
Duration
not specified
Value
£550M-£950M
Sector
DEFENCE
Published
29 Jul 2024
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

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READING

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

As stated in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper, published by the Ministry of Defence on 25th March 2024, AWE Plc ("AWE") is embarking on a critical transformation of its infrastructure as part of the National Endeavour to support the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent. We have three major infrastructure programmes: • Future Materials Campus (FMC) - focusing on the required investment to renew AWE's manufacturing and storage capability for nuclear materials and increasing capability for material recovery. • Future Infrastructure Programme (FIP) - focusing on delivering AWE's wider infrastructure needs in relation to new office accommodation; laboratories; testing facilities, site services, and advanced manufacturing facilities. • Liabilities management - Our sites have been operating for a number of decades, and as a result many facilities are reaching the end of their operational life. Liabilities management runs programmes to safely decommission and demolish these legacy facilities and manage the wastes generated. The Plutonium Technology Centre (PTC) is one of the key facilities included as part of the FIP. This Prior Information Notice specifically relates to the support required for the PTC sustainment programme under the FIP.

Lot Division

1 Programme Partner

(x 1 supplier) will be responsible for working closely with AWE to oversee the supply chain and ensure effective planning, delivery, oversight, and control of work.
2 Optioneering Partner

(x 1 supplier) will establish and assess AWE's requirements for maintenance and re-kit, develop and document options, and apply rigorous option assessment criteria before developing robust Scope of Works (SOW). The supplier will maintain a close relationship with AWE to improve and standardise processes.
3 Design & Delivery Partners

(x 2 suppliers): will be responsible for progressing a SOW from concept design through detailed design to installation and commissioning. This will include the production of concept designs, detailed designs and their substantiation, sourcing, manufacturing installation and build as well as production of technical documentation and commissioning of equipment.
4 Enhanced Asset Operations Partner

(x 1 supplier) will support AWE to carry-out a range of routine and planned maintenance tasks against a rolling schedule of work, to support the maintenance of assets through their lifecycle.

CPV Codes

  • 50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

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Other Information

Further information regarding AWE can be found at https://www.awe.co.uk/ More information: • Previous PIN on early engagement for SDPs published on 10 January 2023 here: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000638-2023 • Note that AWE will be attended the Farnborough Airshow during the week commencing the 22 July 2024, and will be attending the Nu-Technology Exhibition in Warrington on the 18 September 2024 and the Nuclear Industry Association members' meeting on the 19 September 2024 • A virtual market engagement event for the Sustainment Delivery Partnership and another FIP programme is also planned for September 2024 Further information: Please note that this PIN and subsequent market engagement events do not represent a call for competition and, should any procurement result, appropriate procurement documentation will be released at that stage. Full information will be provided when the procurement process is formally launched. How to register Expression of Interest: Interested suppliers should send their Expressions of Interest to the following email address even if they have responded to the original PIN published in January 2023: • marketdevelopment@awe.co.uk Suppliers who have expressed interest shall be required to engage with the AWE security process and sign the AWE Security Aspects Letter. AWE hold reservation of rights to reject any supplier who does not meet our minimum security standards. For the avoidance of doubt, suppliers who do not submit an Expression of Interest will still be able to take part in the subsequent formal procurement process, subject to meeting AWE's security requirements.

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