Engineered Barrier Systems and Materials Science

A Contract Addendum Notice
by NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES LIMITED

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: ___

Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published: 03 Sep 2024
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Calderbridge

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Nuclear Waste Services Seascale

Description

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) would like to notify suppliers of future requirements and engage with the market to understand what it can provide in terms of capacity and capability to deliver Research & Development services for the Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) and Materials Science Framework. This framework will enable the development of the EBS and container materials which can be deployed in a UK site-specific geological disposal facility. This framework also includes provision for waste package accident performance research and testing.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

2. II.2.14

This PIN is not a call for competition; it is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with interested organisations for the provision of a Migration Pathways and Containment Engineering Barrier Systems & Material Science Framework for the GDF programme with industry experts and suppliers who are interested in potentially bidding for the resulting commercial agreement(s).If agreement(s). If you wish to participate in the market engagement please register your interest via the URL here on Atamis, no later than 16:00 BST, Friday 6th September 2024.https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/WelcomePlease 2024. https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/WelcomePlease DO NOT register interest via any other route.Market engagement is being carried out in three initial stages.For the first stage, NWS are requesting written responses to a number of questions, which can be found within the Request for Information (RFI) documents on Atamis. Suppliers’ responses to these questions should be sent to NWS via the messaging function on Atamis no later than 16:00 BST, Friday 4th October 2024.For the second stage, NWS will hold 2 online meetings for all interested suppliers to provide detailed information about the scope of this engagement, and commercial points. The content of both meetings will be the same. These will be held at 14:00 BST, Monday 16th September 2024 and 11:00 BST, Thursday 19th September 2024.For 2024. For the third stage, NWS will hold “one-to-one” market engagement sessions with interested Suppliers who are interested in potentially bidding for either the Architect Engineer and/or Owners Engineer Engineering Barrier Systems & Material Science Framework procurements, with a view to gaining a more in-depth understanding of the supply chain perspective on our current approach. These sessions are likely to take place face-to-face in the week commencing 21st October 2024 in the Birmingham area (venue TBC). Whilst it is NWS’ preference to meet with Suppliers face-to-face, where this is not possible, alternative virtual sessions may be scheduled for the week commencing 28th October 2024.