Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-05-03
Buyer: Sellafield Ltd
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45213250 | 45222100 | 45222110
Estimated value: 7000000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-05-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Sellafield Ltd (‘SL’) wants to bring together four partners (‘Lot Partners’) to collaborate with one another and with SL to deliver the portfolio of Major Projects SL will be expected to deliver under its Site Licence obligations over the next 20 years. As part of delivering this portfolio of Major Projects, SL wants to 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. In the first instance SL will require the Lot Partners to deliver three initial projects: SPRS Retreatment Plant, SIXEP Contingency Plant and Replacement Analytical Project (estimated value 1 040 000  000 GBP — 1 740 000 000 GBP). SL may require Lot Partners to deliver further Major Projects (subject to more detailed project definition and following relevant internal approvals) (estimated value 1 960-2 760 000 000 GBP).
Candidates may express an interest for one Lot only, save in respect of Lots 3 and 4 where Candidates may express an interest for both of those Lots. However, Candidates can only be awarded a maximum of one Lot. Further detail is set out in the procurement documents (see the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Instructions).
The Integration Partner will be required to provide strategic and enabling project management support as required to structure and deliver the portfolio of Major Projects under the PPP Project. The scope of Lot 1 comprises Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements:
Services in support of the delivery of these Major Projects individually and at a programme level will include but not be limited to:
— Coordinating the development and delivery for the PPP Partnership of a socio impact strategy and related strategies for organisational design, resource management, Best Athlete selection, accommodation and communications;
— Coordinating the definition of the delivery strategy for the Major Projects including an overall acquisition strategy for the potential full portfolio of projects, resource and capability planning;
— Coordinating and overseeing logistic requirements for Major Projects on behalf of the PPP Partnership;
— Working with Sellafield Ltd to define the project controls and commercial support arrangements for the portfolio and the individual projects within it;
— Coordinating the population of the project management structure for the Major Projects alongside SL;
— Providing access to expertise in project management as required to deliver the portfolio of Major Projects and Site-Wide Project Delivery Improvements;
— Coordinating continuous improvement activities with the other three Lot Partners, including the development and implementation of cultural change programmes;
— Coordinating the development of business and IT systems for the PPP Partnership including an integrated management system, BIM strategy development and commercial systems;
— Coordinating engagement with SL's Enterprise Portfolio Office (" EPO") and the individual SL programmes to develop the future Major Projects, deliver studies and an integrated schedule of Major Projects to optimise costs and delivery schedules;
— Providing project controls, estimating, quantity surveying, risk management and commercial support to develop and deliver project business cases and acquisition strategies;
— Supporting SL to develop and improve its programme and project management arrangements, including support to the CDM client; and

Eligibility requirements: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents (see the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Instructions). Ultimate parent company guarantees will be expected (please see Question B3 in each of the Lot 1 — 4 Pre-Qualification Questionnaires).

Award value: 7000000000