Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- National Nuclear Laboratory Limited · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £1,290,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Engineering design services (CPV 71320000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 012427-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Apr 2024
- Published16 Apr 2024Published the same day
Description
National Nuclear Laboratory ("NNL") intends to award a contract for the provision of subject matter expert support services in respect to Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of nuclear power stations for the AMR RD&D Phase B project. This contract is a call-off arrangement to support across a wide number of topics and technical areas specific to nuclear and high temperatures. The support will be engineering-focused, providing the following project roles: Licensee & Permit Holder, Operator, End User / Customer, Design Authority, Independent Nuclear Assurance, Central Technical Organisation and Central Support Function,
About the supplier
EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03076445).