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Contract notice

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Published

Expire date: 22/02/2022

External Reference: 2022-486819

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: Debbie Weir
Telephone: +44 1847802626
E-mail: debbie.weir@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=15436&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=15436&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

Provision of Catering Service at Dounreay
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

55500000  -  Canteen and catering services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Provision of a Catering Service at Dounreay. The scope covers a restaurant facility offering full breakfast and lunchtime service including vending and ad hoc hospitality.
A two year contract for the period 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2024 with an option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 3 years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1200000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

55520000  -  Catering services
55500000  -  Canteen and catering services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKM61 -  Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
NUTS code:  UKM6 -  Highlands and Islands
NUTS code:  UKM -  SCOTLAND
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
Thurso
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Provision of a Catering Service at Dounreay. The scope covers a restaurant facility offering full breakfast and lunchtime service including vending and ad hoc hospitality.
A two year contract for the period 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2024 with an option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 3 years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis.
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: 1200000.00  GBP
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
A two year contract for the period 1 October 2022 to 30 September 2024 with an option to extend by mutual agreement for a further 3 years on a 1 + 1 + 1 basis.
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
DSRL will seek to select five Contractors to participate in the tendering stage of this process in accordance with Regulation 65 of the PCR 2015. In the event that less than five Contractors receive a “Pass” and attain a score of at least Satisfactory in the case study, then those who do will be invited to participate in the tendering stage (subject to there being sufficient competition). Where there is tie for fifth place, all bidders having the same mark will be invited to participate in the tendering process. Those in sixth place or lower will not be invited to participate in the tendering process.
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.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted 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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2021/S 000-029207
IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  22/02/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.3)

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 31/03/2022
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

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 Limited
Dounreay
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1847802121

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 Limited
Dounreay
Thurso
KW14 7TZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1847802121