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Contract notice

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Published

Expire date: 09/03/2022

External Reference: 2022-426979

Contract notice

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
01002607
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
UK
Contact person: Stephen Peters
Telephone: +44 7514622996
E-mail: stephen.peters@nda.gov.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://gov.uk/nda
Address of the buyer profile: https://gov.uk/nda

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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=15477&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=15477&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

Commercial Systems Procurement – Lot D: Supply Chain Risk Management System
Reference number:  NDA9/00975
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

This procurement is for the Lot D: Supply Chain Risk Management System. This system will facilitate supply chain mapping, supply chain risk identification and supply chain risk management. It will take inputs from other systems in the Project Victory suite along with inputs directly from our supplier base and other external sources. The system will support the import and export of data via Application Programme Interfaces between our Lot A: Source-to-Contract System (Atamis 3.0), our Lot B: Market and Supplier Intelligence Systems, Lot E: Microsoft Power BI analytics platform and other external sources.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 750000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
Westlakes Science and Technology Park.
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has established an NDA group-wide project, “Project Victory”, to replace expiring contracts and significantly enhance the group’s current commercial IT systems capability and associated ways of working. The new systems suite will cover all aspects of how we manage our £1.9bn annual supply chain spend including: our procurement pipelines, sourcing, contracts, commercial benefits and savings tracking, identifying and managing supply chain risk, and strategic supplier relationship management.
This procurement is for the Lot D: Supply Chain Risk Management System. This system will facilitate supply chain mapping, supply chain risk identification and supply chain risk management. It will take inputs from other systems in the Project Victory suite along with inputs directly from our supplier base and other external sources. The system will support the import and export of data via Application Programme Interfaces between our Lot A: Source-to-Contract System (Atamis 3.0), our Lot B: Market and Supplier Intelligence Systems, Lot E: Microsoft Power BI analytics platform and other external sources.
The new systems are being procured, contracted for, or built by NDA in five parts, referred to hereafter as lots:
• Lot A: Source-to-Contract System – Atamis 3.0; (Purchased)
• Lot B: Market and Supplier Intelligence – Dun & Bradstreet, RapidRatings, IbisWorld, ROC; (Purchased)
• Lot C: End-to-End Contract Management System; (To be Published Feb 2022)
• Lot D: Supply Chain Risk Management System – this lot;
• Lot E: Analytics, Reporting and Dashboarding System – Microsoft Power BI. (Developed in-house)
Service recipients:
The recipients of the services provided under this contract are:
(a) the contracting authority;
(b) Sellafield Ltd (company number 01002607);
(c) Low Level Waste Repository Ltd (company number 05608448);
(d) Magnox Ltd (company number 02264251);
(e) Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (company number SC307493);
(f) International Nuclear Services Ltd (company number 01144352);
(g) Direct Rail Services Ltd (company number 03020822)
(h) Radioactive Waste Management Ltd (company number 08920190);
(i) National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd (company number 03857752).
The contracting authority reserves the right to provide the services under the contract to the following services recipients on an optional basis:
(j) any other UK public sector contracting authority that delivers services to the UK in respect of the nuclear decommissioning programme; and
(k) any person that is owned or controlled by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the contracting authority or any of the entities listed at paragraphs (a) to (j) above;
(l) and any successor bodies thereto that perform any of the functions previously performed by any of the foregoing bodies.
Please note the initial term is for 48 months with a value of up to £750,000. With two further 24 month optional extensions that are to be taken at the sole discretion of the NDA.
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: 750000.00  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:  
An optional requirement in this tender is for continued service and support following the initial contract term, there are two further 24 month optional extensions that are to be taken at the sole discretion of the NDA.
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

Any submissions received after the time limit for receipt of tenders shall not be accepted.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  Please refer to Procurement Documents via the link provided.
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
Please refer to Procurement Documents via the link provided.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
Please refer to Procurement Documents via the link provided.
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
Please refer to Procurement Documents via the link provided.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
Please refer to Procurement Documents via the link provided.
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

Please refer to Procurement Documents via the link provided.

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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2019/S 180-438562
IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  09/03/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until:  05/09/2022
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  09/03/2022
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

Please see associated procurement documents via link
https://sharedsystems.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=15477&B=SELLAFIELD
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

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

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
UK
Telephone: +44 07514622996
E-mail: CommercialSystemsProcurement@nda.gov.uk
Internet address: https://gov.uk/nda