Provision of Technical and Professional Support Services Framework Agreement

DSRL are seeking to commence a procurement activity that will result in the award of seven Framework Agreements for the Provision of Technical and Professional Support Services that are required to support decommissioning activities on the Dounreay Site.

The duration of the Contract will be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) and is scheduled to commence in November 2022. The estimated cumulative value of the Contract over its lifetime is £15M. The Procurement is scheduled to be launched by the end of May 2022.

A pre-engagement event will be held (virtually), to invite the supply chain's views on the proposed procurement. Event details are as follows:

Date: Thursday 19th May 2022

Venue: MS Teams

Time: 2pm - 3pm

If you wish to attend the event, please register via the EU-Supply link (CTM). A calendar invite will be issued closer to the event.

Please note that the deadline for confirmation of attendance is 4pm on Wednesday 18th May 2022.

Additional information: The scope of services for Technical and Professional Support Services includes but is not limited to the following:

Design Support Services:

• Concept, Scheme and Detail Designs
• Engineering Substantiation
• Design Validation
• Commissioning Support Services
• oPreparation and planning - (commissioning strategy, schedule and plan)
• oSetting to work
• oInactive Commissioning
• oActive Commissioning
• oFactory and site acceptance tests
• oHandover and Acceptance
• oCommissioning Manager
• oDesign support for implementation activities - addressing technical queries and design changes during commissioning; updates to the final configuration (as commissioned) design documentation; and design input into the Operating and Maintenance manuals and instructions.
• Software Modelling Services
• o3D visualisation models
• oStratigraphical models
• oHydrogeological modelling
• oLand quality modelling
• oClimate & erosion models
• oData management
• oStatistical models
• oGeotechnical models
• oAir Quality modelling
• oH1 assessments

Waste Support Services:

• Waste Strategy Development
• Waste Optimisation Tasks:
• oReview of national and international best practice for waste treatment and minimisation
• oDevelopment of Waste Culture
• oDevelopment of Waste Communication
• oWaste Career Pathways
• oWaste Training
• Waste Compliance Test Plans
• Radioactive Waste Management Cases
• Waste Characterisation Support

Environmental Support Services:

• Environmental Cases
• oEnvironmental Safety Cases (ES)
• oEnvironmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
• oBest Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) Assessment
• oBest Practicable Mean (BPM) document
• oBest Available Technique (BAT) justification documents for non-radiological aspects
• oEnvironmental Risk Assessments
• oEnvironmental Restoration Surveys

Technical Support Services:

• Specialist Engineering and Surveys
• oSeismic
• oConstructability
• oGeophysics
• oGeotechnical (topography, lidar etc.)
• oEcological surveys (includes habitat surveys)
• oNoise surveys
• oDust surveys
• oAir quality assessments
• oWater quality assessments
• Construction Management
• oVerification of Contractor's environmental management during construction
• oProvision of Environmental Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person during construction
• oProduction of relevant environmental management documentation
• Provision of specialist technical staff for:
• oSecondment within DSRL
• oSpecialist training
• oIn-field supervision
• oReview of DSRL/Contractor produced technical documents, for example Environmental Safety Cases