Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-28
Buyer: International Nuclear Services
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 34510000 | 34512000 | 34512400 | 50111000: Fleet management and maintenance services | 60640000
Estimated value: 59000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-11-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: International Nuclear Services (INS) has a requirement for the provision of ship management services for the management of the PNTL fleet of three INF3 certified vessels.
INS reserves the right to increase the fleet in line with business requirements during the term of the contract.
The appointed ship manager is to provide a full ship management service including technical and crew management services. The ship manager will be expected to ensure that the fleet is fit for voyages 100 % of the time. They will be expected to take full responsibility of the fleets maintenance programs including the specific physical protection equipment that exist aboard the fleet.
The ship manager will maintain compliance with the Nuclear Industry Security Regulations 2003 (NISR 2003), including all amendments which means
— Hold ‘List N’ status to enable the processing, storage and exchange of sensitive nuclear information (SNI) protectively marked up to UK Secret, in line with Regulation 22 of NISR 2003. Further information can be sought from www.onr.gov.uk/cnss/regulation-of-sensitive-nuclear-information-list-n.htm which includes the regulatory expectations of achieving this required standard.
— Maintain PNTL’s Class A carrier status in line with Part 3 (Regulations 13 to 21) of NISR 2003 by delivering compliance with all
Relevant supporting regulatory expectations including, most notably, the UK’s Security Assessment Principles (SyAPs) for PNTL. Further information can be sought from www.onr.gov.uk/syaps/index.htm which includes free and open access to the SyAPS regulations.
Selection questions will comprise of some pass/fail technical questions. Failing a question will result in an applicant being disqualified from the procurement.
The anticipated value is GBP 59 000 000.00 over the full duration of the contract including the option to extend for two twenty-four (24) month periods.
All correspondence shall be via a Complete Tender Management (CTM) portal. Applicants who successfully pass the SQ stage will be required to enter into a confidentiality agreement prior to the issue of further procurement documentation.
INS shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any economic operator in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this contract notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender.
INS reserves the right to change without notice the procedure for awarding the contract, to reject all or any bids for the contract; to terminate discussions with any or all interested tenderers and/or to stop the process and not award a contract at any time without liability on its part. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling.
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 days standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.

Eligibility requirements: See agreement terms and conditions (to be issued after SQ stage).

Award value: 59000000