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Independent Certification Assessment Services

Sellafield Limited · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:06.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Independent Certification Services by a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF).

Awarded to

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Contract value
£2.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Feb 2025
Award ID
011559-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
04929226
Location
Birmingham, UK, B377ES, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79132000 — Certification services
  • CPV72224200 — System quality assurance planning services
  • CPV72225000 — System quality assurance assessment and review services

Lots

  • Provision of Independent Certification Services by a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF).<br/><br/>This is a collaborative procurement including the following Participating Entities (PE’s):<br/>1. Sellafield Ltd<br/>2. Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (“NRS”)<br/>3. Nuclear Waste Services Limited (“NWS”)<br/>4. International Nuclear Services (“INS”); and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (“PNTL”) –<br/>5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (“NDA”); and its special subsidiary NDA Archives Limited; and<br/>6. National Nuclear Laboratory (“NNL”)<br/><br/>Maximum contract term of 48 months, which consists of an initial contract term of 36 months with an option for a 12 month extension.£2.2m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C8495
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
8 Jul 2024, 13:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
36 months

Expected award period

Starts
8 Jul 2024, 13:00

Tender Period

Ends
19 Aug 2024, 13:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Apr 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
79132000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Certification services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
360

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Selection criteria as included in the procurement documents.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Minimum
The Service Provider must be a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF) and must be accredited to conduct verification of annual emissions data and if applicable, verification associated with Free Allocation of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, (UK ETS) in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020. As the nature of the participating entities is Nuclear, the Service provider must be fully accredited to cover the scope ‘IAF 11 Nuclear Fuel’.
Description
Selection criteria as included in the procurement documents.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Provision of Independent Certification Services by a UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited certification body, or equivalent, by those accreditation bodies that that are members of the European or international multilateral agreements (i.e. those operated by EA, ILAC and IAF).<br/><br/>This is a collaborative procurement including the following Participating Entities (PE’s):<br/>1. Sellafield Ltd<br/>2. Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (“NRS”)<br/>3. Nuclear Waste Services Limited (“NWS”)<br/>4. International Nuclear Services (“INS”); and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (“PNTL”) –<br/>5. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (“NDA”); and its special subsidiary NDA Archives Limited; and<br/>6. National Nuclear Laboratory (“NNL”)<br/><br/>Maximum contract term of 48 months, which consists of an initial contract term of 36 months with an option for a 12 month extension.

Value

Amount
2,190,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
+1 year extension

Renewal

Description
The contract provides for one optional extension period of 12 months, giving a maximum contract term of 48 months

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Cumbria

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UKD1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72224200
Scheme
CPV
Description
System quality assurance planning services
Entry 2
Id
72225000
Scheme
CPV
Description
System quality assurance assessment and review services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-69074
Name
Sellafield Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA36GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Nuclear Decommissioning

Identifier

Legal Name
Sellafield Ltd

Contact

Name
Rachael Ellis
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6953
Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-141655
Name
Sellafield Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA36GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Nuclear Decommissioning

Identifier

Id
01002607
Legal Name
Sellafield Limited

Contact

Name
Rachael Ellis
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-142123
Name
LRQA Verification Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B377ES
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Trinity Park, Bickenhall Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
04929226
Legal Name
LRQA Verification Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
011559-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142123
Name
LRQA Verification Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011559-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
011559-2025-1
Date Signed
27 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,190,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD1 · WA36GR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK
  • Delivery location · UKD1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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