II.1)
Scope of the procurement
Pre-Engagement: Safety Case and Peer Review Services Framework Agreement
71000000
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Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Market Engagement Event
DSRL is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement to provide Safety Case and Peer Review Services.
It is proposed that the Framework Agreement is split into two Lots, one for Safety Case and one for Peer Review and four Consultants, per Lot, shall be awarded a Framework Agreement. The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) commencing July 2022 potentially through to June 2026 subject to extension. The estimated cumulative value of contracts that may be awarded through this Framework is £5M. It is anticipated that individual call-off Contracts will be up to £250k in value.
The procurement is scheduled to be launched in March 2022.
A pre-engagement event will be held (virtually) - details are as follows:
Date: Monday 7th of March 2022
Venue: Online via MS Teams
Time: 10am for approximately 1 hour
Please note the deadline for confirmation of attendance is 9 am on the 7th March 2022
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Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 5000000.00
GBP
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Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
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Additional CPV code(s)
71356300
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Technical support services
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Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61 -
Caithness & Sutherland and Ross & Cromarty
Main site or place of performance:
Dounreay, Thurso
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Description of the procurement
The Scope of Services for Safety Case Services (Lot 1) includes but is not limited to the following:
• Production of Safety Cases. The production of these documents will probably require site visits to the Dounreay site. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
o Licence Condition 15 Reviews
o Preliminary Safety Reports
o Pre-Construction Safety Reports
o Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports
o Pre-Operations Safety Reports
o Dounreay Modification Reports
o Decommissioning Safety Justifications
• Provision of specialist Safety Case Services. The provision of these services will probably require site visits to the Dounreay site. These documents may include, but are not limited to:
o Human Factors
o Criticality Assessments
o Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessment
o Engineering Substantiation
o Radiation Shielding Assessments
The Scope of Services for Peer Review Services (Lot 2) includes but is not limited to the following:
• Perform demonstrably Independent Nuclear Safety Assessments of Safety Cases and other nuclear safety submissions in accordance with DSRL procedures and the Nuclear Industry Good Practice Guide to Peer Review of Safety Cases. This may include, but is not limited to:
o Licence Condition 15 Reviews
o Preliminary Safety Reports
o Pre-Construction Safety Reports
o Pre-Commissioning Safety Reports
o Pre-Operations Safety Reports
• Perform demonstrably independent Peer Reviews or Independent Technical Assessment as required in support of due process for a nuclear safety submission. This may include, but is not limited to:
o Human Factors
o Criticality Assessments
o Nuclear Deterministic Fire Risk Assessments
o Engineering Substantiation
o Radiation Shielding Assessments
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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.
II.3)
Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
11/07/2022