Prior information notice

Information

Published

Expire date: 02/03/2021

External Reference: 2021-412907

Prior information notice

Prior information notice

Supplies

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance
01002607
Calder Bridge
Seascale
CA20 1PG
UK
Contact person: Charlotte Inglesfield
Telephone: +44 1946777868
Internet address(es):
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=13343&B=SELLAFIELD
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Nuclear Decommissioning

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Risk Management Solution
Reference number:  WA02561
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The scope is for replacement of the existing Risk Management Solution for Project Risk Management. The current solution is out of support and needs to be replaced as it doesn’t meet Sellafield Ltd requirements.
The scope of this requirement may include but is not limited to the following:
• Have the ability to carry out integrated cost and schedule risk analysis as well as cost only and schedule only risk analysis
• Have its own scheduling capability i.e., create/modify schedules
• Be able to import schedule data in multiple formats
• Ability to be scalable
• Carry out Monte Carlo analysis and report probabilistic outputs
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

BACKGROUND — LANDSCAPE
Sellafield has been nearly 80 years in the making. A pioneer for the UK’s nuclear industry, it supported national defence, generated electricity for nearly half a century, and developed the ability to safely manage nuclear waste. Each chapter of Sellafield’s history delivered great benefit for the country while creating a complex nuclear clean-up challenge for which there are no blueprints.
Today, Sellafield covers 6 square kilometres and is home to more than 200 nuclear facilities and the largest inventory of untreated nuclear waste in the world. From cleaning-up the country’s highest nuclear risks and hazards to safeguarding nuclear fuel, materials and waste, our mission is nationally important. Our purpose is to keep Sellafield safe and secure, cleaning-up the site to a defined end state.
SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT
The purpose of this PIN is to understand the capability and capacity of the Risk Management Technology market. This information will then be used to help determine Sellafield’s overall approach and any future acquisition strategy in relation to Risk Management Technology.
Interested parties are requested to provide information on how your Company could provide part or all of the technology required.
The scope of this requirement may include but is not limited to the following:
• Have the ability to carry out integrated cost and schedule risk analysis as well as cost only and schedule only risk analysis
• Have its own scheduling capability i.e., create/modify schedules
• Be able to import schedule data in multiple formats
• Ability to be scalable
• Carry out Monte Carlo analysis and report probabilistic outputs
Interested parties should refer to the Addition Information section VI.3) in this notice which details the response requirements of this PIN.
II.3)

Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

02/04/2021

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Sellafield is seeking to gather information from suppliers with a capability to provide the services either in part or in whole.
If suppliers wish to respond to this notice, please provide the following:
1. Company Name;
2. Contact details, including locations, telephone number, email address, main point of contact and position in company;
3. Details of your company's core skills in relation to the scope outlined in this notice;
4. Provide solutions from your portfolio that will deliver the scope of requirements and value to Sellafield, with an indicative outline of the delivery to scope and associated cost models. Outlining the benefits of each;
5. Case studies from any similar projects (considering the details outlined in section II.3) that your company has completed within a regulated environment in the last 2 years.
Please provide your responses to the questions above to the contact person detail in section I.1) of this notice no later than 12pm on 2nd March 2021.
Suppliers to note that Sellafield are proposing to hold a ‘Supplier Presentation Session’ on the week commencing 15/03/2021. This will be dependent on the responses received. A response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement process that Sellafield may conduct. Applicants will be required to participate in a tender process.