PACE PIN 5 Market Engagement Information

This Prior Information Notice 5 (PIN 5), without call for competition, is to alert the market that Sellafield Ltd is continuing with market engagement activity for the forthcoming Project and Asset Care Execution (PACE) Contract Opportunity.

This PIN 5 supplements the previous:

As a result of this fifth PIN and as part of the ongoing market engagement activity, Sellafield Ltd is to provide information to the market in relation to the PACE opportunity, this includes proposed timescales for the PACE procurement, lotting strategy including bidding & award rules; updates in relation to aspects of the commercial model / PACE opportunity arising from PIN 3 feedback; and summary of key commercial principles & incentivisation model. These are set out in the supporting PACE PIN Market Engagement Information document shared via Atamis, as referred to in II.2.14.1 Additional Information.

The majority of the work will take place in operational nuclear facilities and in radiologically controlled areas. The work involves maintaining existing asset condition and providing new asset capabilities when needed.

With the description provided again as high-level examples only, the capabilities that will be required fit broadly into the following work disciplines and service types:

The proposed strategy for the agreement duration is a 9+6 framework up to a maximum 15-year term.

The value of the work will be subject to ongoing governance and approval on an annual basis, but for planning purposes the mid-range estimate of the anticipated framework value across all the work package categories for the maximum duration of 15 years is £2,400,000,000 (£2,400m).

If you are not already registered on Atamis, you can access using the record reference C17465 by visiting the URL https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome for the PACE PIN 5 Market Engagement Information and the PACE RfI template documents referred to above. If you are interested in providing feedback on proposed contract model construct types, you should again access to Atamis using record reference C17465 and upload your completed RfI template by attaching it to a message using the 'New Messages' functionality. Completed RfIs should be returned by 12:00 on Friday 22nd November 2024.