Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Tender description

Sellafield Limited (‘SL’) wants to bring together four partners (‘Lot Partners’) to collaborate with one another and with SL to deliver the portfolio of Major Projects it will be expected to deliver under its Site Licence obligations over the next 20 years. As part of delivering this portfolio of Major Projects, SL wants to use the expertise of these Lot Partners to help improve the outcomes of Major Projects (e.g. delivery to time, to budget), to help develop its internal delivery capabilities (e.g. design and engineering capability) and to bring about Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements. In the first instance SL will require the Lot Partners to deliver three initial projects: SPRS Retreatment Plant (‘SRP’), SIXEP Contingency Plant (‘SCP’) and Replacement Analytical Project (‘RAP’). SL may require Lot Partners to deliver further Major Projects (subject to more detailed project definition and following relevant internal approvals). The Integration Partner will be required to provide strategic and enabling project management support as required to structure and deliver the portfolio of Major Projects under the PPP Project. The scope of Lot 1 comprises Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements. Services will include coordinating the definition of the delivery strategy for the Major Projects including an overall acquisition strategy for the potential full portfolio of projects; coordination of delivery, social impact and Best Athlete selection strategies; provision of project management expertise; provision of project controls, estimating, quantity surveying, commercial support to develop and deliver project business cases and acquisition strategies; coordinating the development of business and IT systems; and leading business improvements such as BIM. All of the above services will support integration between the Lot Partners and support SL in its role as a PPP Partner. SL requires a Design and Engineering Partner with considerable design delivery expertise in a regulated industry to provide the design and engineering capability and services required to deliver the Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements under the PPP Project and to lead in the improvement and management of the design and engineering capability within SL. A key element of the Design and Engineering Partner's role will be coordinating input from the other Lot Partners, in particular the Lot 3 and Lot 4 Partners, to optimise design, constructability and associated costings. Services will include coordinating design and engineering management arrangements; provision of resource and capability; supporting Lot 1 Partner in defining delivery strategies for the PPP project; support improving engineering design management arrangements; and leading business improvements such as design standards, computer aided engineering (‘CAE’) tools. SL requires a Civils Construction Partner with considerable construction management expertise in a regulated industry to contribute to Major Projects solutions and to manage and deliver the construction of Major Projects. The Lot 3 and 4 Partners will work collaboratively together (and with the other Partners) to develop an integrated supply chain as part of the procurement plan for the PPP Partnership to deliver the portfolio of Major Projects. The scope of Lot 3 comprises Major Projects&Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements. Services include managing the procurement and delivery of all services to deliver the construction programme including the provision, management and oversight of supply chain arrangements; improving PPP construction arrangements through provision of expertise in construction methodology & benchmarking; leading business improvements such as lean construction techniques; and the provision of construction management professionals to support SL on non-Major Projects. SL requires a Process Construction Partner with considerable construction management expertise in a regulated industry to contribute to Major Projects solutions and to manage and deliver the construction of Major Projects. The Lot 4 and 3 Partners will work collaboratively together (and with the other Partners) to develop an integrated supply chain as part of the procurement plan for the PPP Partnership to deliver the portfolio of Major Projects. The scope of Lot 4 comprises Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements. Services include managing the procurement and delivery of all services to deliver the construction programme including the provision, management and oversight of supply chain arrangements; improving PPP construction arrangements through provision of expertise in construction methodology & benchmarking; leading business improvements such as lean construction techniques; and the provision of construction management professionals to support SL on non-Major Projects.