VISI Technical toolkit Support, Maintenance and Development (interim contract)

Tender description

Radioactive Waste Management Limited (the Contracting Authority) entered into a call-off contract with Tessella Limited (the Contractor) for the VISI Safety Case Management System Development ('the 2020 Contract') (RWM348-01) on 31 July 2021. This VEAT notice is in respect of proposed modifications to the Contract awarded. It is not the award of a new contract. An up to eight month extension to the 2020 Contract is urgently required so that there is no gap in the services provision. See additional information given in the sections below. Lot 1: The VISI Safety Case Management System Development (VISI) is the system which RWM will ultimately use to author its safety case and to manage configuration and control changes to it. VISI has been developed by the current Contractor to 'V2' of the system. RWM requires the current Contractor to provide continuity of support, maintenance and limited development within the scope of the 2020 Contract. Additional information: The Contracting Authority is not awarding a new contract but is modifying the Contract awarded to Tessella Limited dated 31 July 2021. An up to eight month extension to the 2020 Contract is urgently required so that there is no gap in the services provision. The Contracting Authority will be commencing a fresh public procurement process (RWM176 - Technical Toolkits: Support, Maintenance and Development Framework) by end of August 2021. A Prior information notice (PIN), relating to the RWM176 Technical Toolkits: Support, Maintenance and Development Framework was published at: https://sharedsystems.eu- supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=13354&B=SELLAFIELD