United Kingdom-Seascale: IPM Upgrade

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-004887/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance
National registration number: 01002607
Postal address: Calder Bridge
Town: Seascale
Postal code: CA20 1PG
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Steven Macilwaine
Telephone: +44 01925832000
Email: STEVEN.MACILWAINE@SELLAFIELDSITES.COM
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Nuclear Decommissioning

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: IPM Upgrade

Reference number: IPM Upgrade
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38341600
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Upgrading IPM Systems at Sellafield to resolve obsolescence issues and significantly prolong the lifetime of the assets through the procurement of IPM upgrade kits.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:285000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 38341600

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:Sellafield Site

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
IPMs provide a key radiation defence through monitoring the Sellafield Ltd workforce and keeping them free of contamination, thereby protecting the public and environment which is essential for operating the Sellafield nuclear site safely. Upgrading the IPM units will enable Sellafield Ltd to reduce the obsolescence risk through a further 15 years of operability and support for the units. This procurement is for 6 IPM upgrade kits.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
IPMs provide a key radiation defence through monitoring the Sellafield Ltd workforce and keeping them free of contamination, thereby protecting the public and environment which is essential for operating the Sellafield nuclear site safely. Upgrading the IPM units will enable Sellafield Ltd to reduce the obsolescence risk through a further 15 years of operability and support for the units. Ludlum Systems upgrade kits are the only solution that satisfies Sellafield’s requirement to be compatible with the current Sellafield Ltd IPM units and to significantly prolong the lifetime of the assets through reducing obsolescence issues. Therefore this satisfies regulation 32(b)ii. The upgrade kits will provide a solution to Sellafield’s IPM obsolescence issues and prolonging the lifetime of the existing assets and maintaining the safety of the Sellafield Ltd workforce and community. This procurement is for the purchase and installation of 6 upgrade kits at the Sellafield site.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: IPM Upgrade

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-01-06
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Ludlum Systems Limited
Postal address: Et Enterprises Limited, 45 Riverside Way
Town: Uxbridge
Postal code: UB8 2YF
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 285000.00
Lowest offer: 285000.00/ Highest offer: 285000.00 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Royal Courts of Justice
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: London
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Royal Courts of Justice
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: London
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Steven Macilwaine
Postal address: Hinton House, Birchwood
Town: Warington
Postal code: WA36GR
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-02-17