Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-06-03
Buyer: Sellafield Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45213250 | 45222100 | 45222110
Estimated value: 750000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Sellafield Ltd (‘SL’) has brought together four partners (‘Lot Partners’) to collaborate with one another and with SL to deliver the portfolio of Major Projects SL is expected to deliver under its Site Licence obligations over the next 20 years. In delivering this portfolio of Major Projects, SL will use the expertise of these Lot Partners to help improve the outcomes of Major Projects (e.g. delivery to time, to budget), to help develop its internal delivery capabilities (e.g. design and engineering capability) and to bring about Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements.
The award of this contract is made with reference to the original contract notice 2017/S 085-165752 and relates to the award of a contract for the Lot 2 Design and Engineering Partner. Details of the associated contracts for Lots 1, 3 and 4 of the PPP Partnership are set out under separate contract award notices.
Sellafield Ltd has engaged a Design and Engineering Partner with considerable design delivery expertise in a highly regulated industry to provide the design and engineering capability and services required to deliver the Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements under the PPP Project and to lead in the improvement and management of the design and engineering capability within Sellafield Ltd. A key element of the Design and Engineering Partner's role is to coordinate input from the other Lot Partners, in particular the Lot 3 Civils Construction Partner and Lot 4 Process Construction Partner, to optimise design, constructability and associated costings.
The scope of Lot 2 comprises Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements. These 2 elements are explained in more detail below.
Services in support of the delivery of these Major Projects individually and at a programme level will include but not be limited to:
— coordinating design and engineering management arrangements for the Major Projects in conjunction with the PPP Partnership,
— providing resource and capability to deliver multi-discipline design and engineering elements of the Major Projects throughout the project lifecycle, including support to studies, construction, procurement and commissioning,
— delivering the design, engineering and safety case input for the Major Projects in conjunction with the PPP Partnership,
— identifying, resourcing, coordinating and supplementing the population of the design and engineering management structure for the Major Projects, including the CDM Principal Designer,
— supporting the PPP Partnership in the development of costs and delivery schedules for Major Projects,
— supporting the PPP Partnership in engaging with Sellafield Ltd's EPO to plan the forward workload of Major Projects,
— supporting the PPP Partnership in defining the delivery strategy for the PPP Project, including an overall acquisition strategy for potential Major Projects, and resource and engineering capability planning for the projects identified,
— supporting the PPP Partnership to develop and improve design and engineering management, and engineering delivery, starting with the delivery of the initial three Major Projects,
As with the other Lot Partners, the Design and Engineering Partner will be required to work with the other PPP Partners (i.e. the Lot Partners and Sellafield Ltd) to develop an aligned delivery culture for the PPP Partnership.
Sellafield Ltd will also make available people from within its organisation to work within the PPP Partnership (as the "5th partner") to support the Lot Partners in the delivery of their respective services and works (see further MOI).


Winner: Wood Nuclear Limited
Award value: 750000000
Number of bids: 3