Category Management — Supply of Shield Doors

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Category Management — Supply of Shield Doors.

This contract is for the supply of up to 41 radiation shielding doors to be delivered to Sellafield Ltd's major projects requiring such a solution, which includes the Sellafield Product and Residue Store Re-treatment Plant (SRP). This contract strategy is to award to a single supplier to ensure consistency of the solution. The scope of the contract includes final design for manufacturing purposes, the manufacture and the supply of the shield doors with a range of sizes, weights and configurations from horizontal to vertical sliding doors. Installation of new shield doors and refurbishment of existing shield doors is excluded from this contract. However, installation support including commissioning, operator and maintenance training plus an on-going maintenance and spares supply strategy will be included within the contract. Further details are provided in the procurement documents, which are available at the link in I.3) above.

Sellafield Ltd, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PG.

This contract is for the supply of up to 41 radiation shielding doors to be delivered to Sellafield Ltd's major projects requiring such a solution, which includes the Sellafield Product and Residue Store Re-treatment Plant (SRP).

This contract strategy is to award to a single supplier to ensure consistency of the solution.

The scope of the procurement includes:

— Provide final designs, in order to ensure manufacturing/fabricating compatibility of each door type and size.

(Sellafield Ltd engineering have undertaken detailed design for the type of doors to be supplied, however the final design requirements will be part of the procurement scope).

— Manufacture and fabrication of doors to required schedule, which will include the early manufacture of modules to secure capacity.

— Factory acceptance testing of the doors.

— Delivery to Sellafield Ltd site.

— Support to Sellafield Ltd or its works contractor for installation and commissioning.

— Operator and maintainer training at successful tenderers works.

— Proposal for continuous improvements in manufacturing, testing and performance.

— Maintenance and spares supply strategy during operating life.

The installation of new shield doors and refurbishment of existing shield doors is excluded from this contract.

The doors consist of 2 configurations:

— Horizontal Shield Door.

— Vertical Shield Door.

Within each configuration, for tender purposes, there are 2 types of door categorised by weight:

— Horizontal Shield Door 1 — 25 tonnes max.

— Horizontal Shield Door 2 — 50 tonnes max.

— Vertical Shield Door 1 — 45 tonnes max.

— Vertical Shield Door 2 — 90 tonnes max.

The weight of the doors will depend on the size of the aperture, the actual value of which will be provided by Sellafield Ltd major projects. Example aperture sizes corresponding to each weight classification are included within the procurement documents, which are available at the link in I.3) above.

The 120 months specified in II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system will commence from award of the contract.

Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents defines the professional and trade registers which are applicable to this contract.

Security of supply is of critical importance to Sellafield Ltd, therefore tenderers must be able to demonstrate continued security of supply throughout the 120 months.

In the event of a group of organisations forming a joint venture or consortium, and submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each organisation will be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the contract.

Sellafield Ltd have undertaken several market engagement exercises in relation to potential industry standard specifications and a pre ITT supplier day on Wednesday 25.1.2017 as detailed in the Prior Information Notice (PIN), 2016/S 246-449125. The input/output of which, is available in the procurement documents in the link detailed within part I.3) above.

Sellafield may terminate or suspend the award process at any time without incurring any cost or liability. Sellafield does not bind itself to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures envisaged by this notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this notice or the procedures envisaged by it. Sellafield will not be liable in any way to any candidate or tenderer for any cost incurred in connection with this procurement process. Sellafield reserves the right to disqualify any candidate who provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect, does not supply the information required by this notice or as otherwise directed by Sellafield during the procurement process.

Any resulting contracts will be considered contracts made in England according to English law.

Internet address:http://www.sellafieldsites.com

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