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Contract notice

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Published

Expire date: 17/02/2022

External Reference: 2022-485346

Contract notice

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
SC307493
D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Contact person: Fraser Bruce
Telephone: +44 1847803178
E-mail: fraser.bruce@dounreay.com
NUTS code:  UKM61 -  Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate

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=15400&B=SELLAFIELD
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=15400&B=SELLAFIELD
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to 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

D1432 Boiler Fuel Conversion Upgrade
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

50531100  -  Repair and maintenance services of boilers
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL / the Employer), owns and operates three Cochran Horizontal Multitubular Thermax steam boilers, each having a maximum rated evaporation rate of 6820 kg/hr at 6.9 Bar(g) (169.95°C) to produce saturated steam for use across the Dounreay site. These boilers currently burn heavy fuel oil to BS 2869 to produce this steam. However, with the degradation of the existing heavy fuel oil storage systems and change within the Medium Combustion Plants directive, the fuel supply to these boilers needs to be changed to Class C2 Kerosene to BS 2869.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 234000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKM61 -  Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
Main site or place of performance:  
Thurso
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL / the Employer), owns and operates three Cochran Horizontal Multitubular Thermax steam boilers, each having a maximum rated evaporation rate of 6820 kg/hr at 6.9 Bar(g) (169.95°C) to produce saturated steam for use across the Dounreay site. These boilers currently burn heavy fuel oil to BS 2869 to produce this steam. However, with the degradation of the existing heavy fuel oil storage systems and change within the Medium Combustion Plants directive, the fuel supply to these boilers needs to be changed to Class C2 Kerosene to BS 2869.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 234000.00  GBP
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 06/04/2022  /  End: 31/12/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL) is the site licence company responsible for the clean-up and demolition of Britain’s former centre of fast reactor research and development.
DSRL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). It is funded by the NDA to deliver the site closure programme.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  17/02/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  17/02/2022
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
Dounreay
Thurso
KW147TZ
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
London
UK
Internet address: http://www.justice.gov.uk

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
Dounreay
Thurso
KW147TZ
UK