The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Management of the Nuclear Safeguards Programme

UK-London: Nuclear safety services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072152967, Email: lauren.kaur@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Lauren Kaur
       Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
      https://www.delta-esourcing.com

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity:    
   Environment

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Management of the Nuclear Safeguards Programme    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      98113100 - Nuclear safety services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      BEIS are looking to procure management services for the Nuclear Safeguards Programme (NSP). BEIS requires these services to meets its obligations both to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 9,750,000 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The Nuclear Safeguards Programme (NSP) is a key part of UK’s efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is charged with establishing and administering an international safeguards system to provide assurances that civil nuclear material is used for peaceful purposes.

Effective management of the NSP is vital to ensure that tasks within the programme are conducted in a cost-effective manner and use technical and scientific expertise. 

Scope of Work
Examples of supplier activities may include, but are not limited to:
•Providing expertise/advice for the development of safeguards strategies in new and existing activities and plant in the nuclear fuel cycle;
•Providing services to support the IAEA in analysing nuclear material arising from samples taken in safeguards inspections;
•Agreeing an annual programme of work with BEIS for the NSP; and
•Awarding contracts to sub-contractors and managing these contracts.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      The winning bidder must provide individual(s) with (or willing to undertake) Developed Vetting (DV) clearance to manage the programme.
The competition will be carried out using the Delta e-sourcing system. Please register for free at https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
The contract will be subject to annual financial approval by the Cabinet Office.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         09/11/2020
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=537775756
GO-20201027-PRO-17284390 TKR-20201027-PRO-17284389        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 27/10/2020