Packaging of intermediate level nuclear waste

Tender description

Sellafield wishes to appoint x2 suppliers to a Framework for the Manufacture and Delivery of Waste Transfer Packages. The decommissioning programme at Sellafield includes the removal of nuclear waste from ageing storage facilities. In order to remove the waste from one such facility, it is envisaged that up to 15 Packages are needed to enclose and transport the waste in support of the retrievals operations. The Packages are required to be utilised in a hazardous radioactive environment to allow the commencement of waste retrievals and transport of the radioactive waste to upstream facilities. Manufacture and Delivery of Waste Transfer Packages. SL is conducting this procurement using the competitive procedure with negotiation in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is intended that 2 suppliers will be appointed to a framework agreement to provide the packages. In the first instance, each supplier appointed to the framework will manufacture and deliver one ‘validation package’ each, on a cost reimbursable basis. The remaining packages will be awarded either by way of further such ‘validation packages’ or by way of a mini-competition or direct award on a fixed price, cost reimbursable or target cost basis. The accompanying procurement documentation contains further detail.