The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Nuclear Security Culture Programme

UK-London: Administration, defence and social security services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072155154, Email: alex.barrow@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Alex Barrow
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy, Address of the buyer profile: www.delta-esourcing.com
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   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:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Nuclear Security Culture Programme            
      Reference number: TRN 1461/04/2018

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: This contract is for the delivery of a programme of work to build and maintain effective nuclear security culture globally, in support of BEIS’ Global Threat Reduction Programme (GTRP). The GTRP delivers international projects to secure civil nuclear and radiological materials and expertise, and prevent their unauthorised acquisition or use.
The programme aims to promote a strong international nuclear security culture regime, focusing on certain countries/regions defined by BEIS. The supplier will take a strategic approach to increasing awareness of security culture and how to protect sensitive nuclear information and facilities, and methods to enhance the culture of relevant organisations, through delivery of training workshops and other international capacity-building activities.
See below for further information or access the Invitation to Tender.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 6,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            79710000 - Security services.
            80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials.
            80510000 - Specialist training services.
            80511000 - Staff training services.
            80550000 - Safety training services.
            98113100 - Nuclear safety services.
            98910000 - Services specific to international organisations and bodies.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: This contract is for the delivery of a programme of work to build and maintain effective nuclear security culture globally, in support of BEIS' Global Threat Reduction Programme (GTRP). The GTRP delivers international projects to secure civil nuclear and radiological materials and sensitive information, and prevent their unauthorised acquisition or use.
The supplier will take a strategic approach to increasing awareness of security culture and how to protect sensitive nuclear information and facilities, and methods to enhance the culture of relevant organisations, through delivery of training workshops and other international capacity-building activities. The contract is intended to last for four financial years.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2018/S 85-191666
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/06/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 7
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             King's College London
             King's College London Strand, London WC2R 2LS, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Arup
             13 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BQ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             Amport Risk Ltd
             Kingsgate House, North Wing, Ground Floor, Newbury Road, Andover, SP10 4DU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 6,000,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
          1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2072155154, Email: alex.barrow@beis.gov.uk
          Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/09/2018