Call-off contract for Disposal of Combustible Radioactive Waste

UK Shared Business Services Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a contract for the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for the provision of the end to end disposal process of combustible radioactive waste from collection of waste from Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (RAL) to final disposal by incineration at suitable location(s).

The ISIS Facility based in the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) site at Harwell has a permit to accumulate radioactive waste at RAL and is currently holding various categories of radioactive waste in varying size and shape. STFC are presently working through a planned reduction in the amount of waste held on site to satisfy their permit arrangements granted by the Environment Agency. As part of this exercise a call-off contract is needed for the regular disposal of combustible waste. STFC are to engage a suitable and qualified bidder to take responsibility for the end to end disposal process from collection of waste packages from RAL to final disposal at suitable incineration location(s). Mandatory selection requirements for interested parties include amongst other things; i) that the person/location to whom waste will be transferred must be the holder of a current permit under the Environmental Permitting Regulations to receive and dispose of radioactive waste by incineration, and; ii) must be able to provide confirmation of having Class 7 transportation arrangements and suitably trained driver(s) in place.

Scope Bidders are asked to provide a price schedule for the disposal of combustible radioactive waste for the next 4 years. The scope of service required is for the end to end disposal process including, but not limited to; transportation, incineration, administration, production of disposal certification and management costs. The contract shall operate as a call off agreement whereby STFC will order waste consignment collections as and when demand requires and each consignment collection shall be priced by the successful bidder in accordance with the schedule of rates. The price shall remain firm and fixed for 2 years, thereafter they shall be subject to change in accordance with price adjustment mechanism for years 3 and 4 using the Services Producer Price Indices (SPPI) as published by the Office for National Statistics.

The typical type and quantities of waste are included in the specification for indicative purposes, however STFC does not guarantee a minimum or maximum volume nor does the contract offer exclusivity to the successful bidder.

Additional information: All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

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