Provision of a Technical Services Framework for the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Tender description

Provision of a framework of Specialist Service Providers to the Office for Nuclear Regulation across 3 Lots for : - Lot 1 : Reactor Core Physics and Fault Studies - Lot 2 : Civil Engineering and External Hazards - Lot 3 : Specialist Engineering and Technical Services within the disciplines of : 1. Chemistry 2. Control and Instrumentation 3. Criticality 4. Electrical Engineering 5. Fuel Design 6. Mechanical Engineering 7. Human Factors 8. Internal Hazards 9. Leadership and Management for Safety, Supply Chain and Quality 10. Probabilistic Safety Analysis 11. Radiological Protection and Emergency Planning and Response 12. Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning 13. Structural Integrity 14. Protective Security 15. Cyber Security 16. Safeguards 17. Other Engineering and Technical Services as may be required to assist in delivery of ONR regulatory duties. Lot 1: Reactor Core Physics and Fault Studies This is a two stage procurement which will select a maximum of the five highest ranking bids received, following evaluation of a Selection Questionnaire, to be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage of the procurement process. The scope of technical services required in Lot 1 covers the safety analysis of existing and future nuclear facilities on matters such as reactor core physics, thermal hydraulics, heat transfer and a wide range of other physical phenomena under steady state, transient and fault conditions including severe accident conditions. The work will include but not be limited to reviewing the fault analysis sections of nuclear facilities safety case documents against the expectations of the ONR guidance such as the Safety Assessment Principles (SAPs), Technical Assessment Guides (TAGs) and other international guidance such as the IAEA safety standards Lot 2: Civil Engineering and External Hazrads This is a two stage procurement which will select a maximum of the five highest ranking bids received, following evaluation of a Selection Questionnaire, to be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage of the procurement process. The scope of technical services required in Lot 2 will include service provision performed through a number of specialist contractors across the technical disciplines of Civil Engineering and External Hazards. Lot 3: Specialist Engineering and Technical Services This is a two stage procurement which will select a maximum of the six highest ranking bids received, following evaluation of a Selection Questionnaire, to be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage of the procurement process. The scope of technical services required in Lot 3 will cover Specialist Engineering and Technical Services and will include service provision performed through a number of specialist contractors across a range of technical disciplines as follows: 1. Chemistry 2. Control and Instrumentation 3. Criticality 4. Electrical Engineering 5. Fuel Design 6. Mechanical Engineering 7. Human Factors 8. Internal Hazards 9. Leadership and Management for Safety, Supply Chain and Quality 10. Probabilistic Safety Analysis 11. Radiological Protection and Emergency Planning and Response 12. Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning 13. Structural Integrity 14. Protective Security 15. Cyber Security 16. Safeguards 17. Other Engineering and Technical Services as may be required to assist in delivery of ONR regulatory duties.