II.1)
Scope of the procurement
Enabling Innovation Framework
Reference number:
EIF
71330000
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Miscellaneous engineering services
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The EIF is a professional services framework which delivers strategic tasks and tactical tasks. Strategic tasks support multiple business areas across Sellafield Ltd and tactical tasks support single business areas in Sellafield Ltd.
The EIF scope includes from the initial identification of the need through problem definition and provides focussed technical and digital support / solutions and subsequent support to key decision making.
The EIF is focussed on the enabling of innovation rather than the delivery of innovation i.e. developing the parameters and mechanisms which will allow the achievement of innovation. As such during the problem definition and framing phase the EIF will work with the Sellafield Ltd Intelligent Client in providing rigour and challenge at the very front end of problem definition and optioneering to maximise opportunities for creative solutions with the capability of taking tasks to the point of ‘proof of concept’.
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 19000000.00
GBP
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71300000
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Engineering services
71340000
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Integrated engineering services
79421000
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Project-management services other than for construction work
71356000
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Technical services
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The EIF Scope is primarily around problem definition and framing, studies, developing functional requirements, preparing business cases and interventions for which the categories, outputs and deliverables. The below listed attached documents provide further detail around the areas of the Sellafield Ltd business that the EIF will support as well as typical inputs and outputs for work packages:
• Sellafield Ltd Corporate Strategy
• Strategy Management Framework
• SLM 1.10.03 – The Sellafield Gated Process,
• SLP 3.07.900 – How do I Prepare a Study,
• SLP 1.10.131 – How do I Prepare a Functional Specification
• SLP 1.10.130 – How do I prepare a Business Case.
The Sellafield Ltd Corporate Strategy and Strategy Management Framework provide broader organisational context and detail around the purpose and challenges of the value streams (Retrievals, Remediation, Spent Fuel Management, Special Nuclear Materials and Integrated Waste Management) and the business critical enablers.
In summary the scope of the EIF encompasses:
• Support to problem framing: establishing clarity over needs and priorities and
providing technical / digital support;
• Help in establishing project purpose, principles, roles and tasks before the detail
is decided
• Problem definition: help in translating service requirements into clear functional /
technical / digital requirements;
• Support to studies;
• Support for problem solving and recovery of stalled projects through enabling
services or focussed technical and digital support / solutions;
• Support to establishing correct measures, metrics and targets for success;
• Improving understanding of supply chain capability;
• Supporting challenge to unnecessarily bespoke solutions, application of
unnecessary standards and “specialist” requirements through enabling services
or focussed technical / digital solutions;
• Support to constructive challenge of ongoing requirements and cost estimates;
• Relationship based: allowing the supply chain to offer up new technologies and
innovations, which have not been solicited by a Sellafield Ltd client that may
bring significant return on investment.
Although the individual work packages are typically small and have a low monetary value they provide an opportunity to drive high added value.
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Value excluding VAT: 19000000.00
GBP
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
yes
Description of renewals:
SL reserves the right at its sole discretion to extend the duration of the EIF if required to enable completion of the delivery of Tasks where their delivery will not be completed by the end of of the EIF.
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
no
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
SL estimates the EIF value to be between 16000000 GBP and 19000 000 000 GBP based on the current identified scope The 19 000 000 000 GBP estimated value in this Contract Notice recognises the maximum value over the total life of the Framework.