Guidance
Sellafield Ltd - Major Frameworks and Contracts
Published 30 July 2021
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1. Introduction
Sellafield is a complex site and we work in partnership with our supply chain to deliver best value.
The purpose of this list is to provide an overview of the major frameworks and contracts in existence to deliver works on the Sellafield site.
This list is useful for both existing and potential suppliers looking to further understand our supply chain landscape and should be used in conjunction with our prime supplier listing document, which explains what the main site contractors are looking for in their supply chain.
2. Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP)
| Framework/contract | Lot details | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) | Lot 1 – Remediation, Pile Fuel Cladding Store, Pile Fuel Storage Pond, discretionary scope for Value Streams | Project execution including design and engineering, decommissioning, demolition, asset care, plant enhancements, operational/maintenance support activities and waste characterisation/streaming. Technical support, including: Strategic optioneering for hazard reduction; and technical and working practice innovation scanning. Other services, including: Front-end design support, strategic planning, implementation planning and co-ordination and some procurement activities, construction, commissioning, project management, organisational transitioning and commercial management. |
ADAPT (Orano, Doosan, Atkins) | prime supplier list |
| Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) | Lot 1 – Remediation, Pile Fuel Cladding Store, Pile Fuel Storage Pond, discretionary scope for Value Streams | Project execution including design and engineering, decommissioning, demolition, asset care, plant enhancements, operational/maintenance support activities and waste characterisation/streaming. Technical support, including: Strategic optioneering for hazard reduction; and technical and working practice innovation scanning. Other services, including: Front-end design support, strategic planning, implementation planning and co-ordination; and some procurement activities, construction, commissioning, project management, organisational transitioning and commercial management. |
CNSL (Jacobs, REACT Engineering, James Fisher Nuclear, Shepley Engineers, Westinghouse, TetraTech) | Cumbria Nuclear Solutions Ltd |
| Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) | Lot 1 – Remediation, Pile Fuel Cladding Store, Pile Fuel Storage Pond, discretionary scope for Value Streams | Project execution including design and engineering, decommissioning, demolition, asset care, plant enhancements, operational/maintenance support activities and waste characterisation/streaming. Technical support, including: Strategic optioneering for hazard reduction; and technical and working practice innovation scanning. Other services, including: Front-end design support, strategic planning, implementation planning and co-ordination; and some procurement activities, construction, commissioning, project management, organisational transitioning and commercial management. |
Integrated Decommissioning Solutions (Atkins, Altrad, North West Projects, Westlakes Engineering) | prime supplier list |
| Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) | Lot 1 – Remediation, Pile Fuel Cladding Store, Pile Fuel Storage Pond, discretionary scope for Value Streams | Project execution including design and engineering, decommissioning, demolition, asset care, plant enhancements, operational/maintenance support activities and waste characterisation/streaming. Technical support, including: Strategic optioneering for hazard reduction; and technical and working practice innovation scanning. Other services, including: Front-end design support, strategic planning, implementation planning and co-ordination; and some procurement activities, construction, commissioning, project management, organisational transitioning and commercial management. |
Nexus (Costain, Mott MacDonald, Nuvia, Squibb Group) | prime supplier list |
| Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) | Lot 2 – First Generation Magnox Storage Pond | Aligned programme partner supporting Sellafield Ltd’s reprocessing operations. Project execution including design and engineering, decommissioning, asset care, plant enhancements, operational/maintenance support activities and waste characterisation/streaming. Technical support, including: Strategic optioneering for hazard reduction; technical advice on fuel recovery and sludge management; and technical and working practice innovation scanning. Other services, including: Front-end design support, strategic planning, implementation planning and co-ordination; and some procurement activities, construction, commissioning, project management, organisational transitioning and commercial management. |
The Decommissioning Alliance (Atkins, Jacobs, Westinghouse) | prime supplier list |
| Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) | Lot 3 - Magnox Swarf Storage Silo | Aligned programme partner with a clear purpose of aiding Magnox Swarf Storage Silo to start retrievals. Project execution including design and engineering, decommissioning, asset care, plant enhancements, operational/maintenance support activities and waste characterisation/streaming. Technical support, including: Strategic optioneering for hazard reduction; technical advice on fuel recovery and sludge management; and technical and working practice innovation scanning. Other services, including: Front-end design support, strategic planning, implementation planning and co-ordination; and some procurement activities, construction, commissioning, project management, organisational transitioning and commercial management. |
i3 (Jacobs, Altrad, Shepley Engineers) | i3 Decommissioning |
3. Programme and Project Partners (PPP)
| Framework/contract | Lot details | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programme and Project Partners (PPP) | Lot 1 | Integration | KBR | pppsupplychain@sl-ppp.co.uk |
| Lot 2 | Design and engineering | Jacobs | pppsupplychain@sl-ppp.co.uk | |
| Lot 3 | Civils Construction Management | Morgan Sindall | pppsupplychain@sl-ppp.co.uk | |
| Lot 4 | Process Construction Management | Altrad | PPPsupplychain@sl-ppp.co.uk |
Sellafield Ltd is going through a significant mission change due to the end of reprocessing and a greater focus on remediation of its nuclear site.
Historically, Sellafield Ltd has managed and delivered complex major projects by self-performing the early design works and engaging the supply chain in various engineer, procure, construct type arrangements on a project-by-project basis.
Sellafield Ltd is going through significant mission change due to the end of reprocessing and a greater focus on remediation of its site.
Historically, Sellafield Ltd has managed and delivered complex Major Projects by self-performing the early design works and engaging the supply chain in various Engineer, Procure, Construct type arrangements on a project-by-project basis.
The Programme and Project Partners model has been put in place to establish long-term relationships to deliver Sellafield Ltd’s major projects and decommissioning programme. This approach will support faster, more effective project delivery, stability in design and construction supply chains, greater workforce flexibility, and local economic benefit.
Each lot partner integrates their areas of expertise together with Sellafield Ltd resources, to form Aligned Delivery Teams (ADTs).
The Programme and Project Partners is the delivery vehicle for all new build major projects over the next 20 years, with a total forecast spend of £7 billion over its 20 year duration.
The partnership accounts for an average of 15% of Sellafield Ltd’s annual site funding limit.
Services the partnership provides
| Major Projects | Site-wide project delivery | Programme and Project Partners services |
|---|---|---|
| Transition plans, resourcing, delivery strategy for project, logistics, EHSSSQ, project controls and commercial, estimates, project management structure and expertise, building information modeling, continuous improvement, design and engineering, management arrangements, construction and commissioning, construction (design and management) duties. | Improvements, sharing of best practice, performance, improvement initiatives, SME to advise and strengthen, employer functional organisation, support to P3M, project controls and commercial, support to engineering, design and safety case, construction and commissioning. | Programme integration, programme controls and commercial, project delivery, integrated management systems, communication and stakeholder management, resource management, accommodation, business management, IT Systems, EHSSSQ assurance, cultural development, social impact. |
Major project definition
- capital value of £50 million and above
- largely standalone, located on a greenfield site or ring-fenced brownfield area of the site
- limited interaction with existing operational nuclear facilities during construction delivery
- high complexity and/or novelty of the engineering scheme
4. Operations Site Works (OSW)
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Site Works (OSW) | The OSW framework is standalone framework that was procured to provide Sellafield Ltd project and asset care teams with a simplistic route to market for core construction and asset care activities. The framework delivers a wide portfolio of jobs, tasks and small projects across the Sellafield site covering core disciplines (civil, mechanical and electrical). The framework also provides engineering support including attendance at design reviews, technical and working practice innovation, capability development and delivery of categorised programmes of works. |
OneAIM (Jacobs and Mitie) | OneAim |
5. Infrastructure Strategic Alliance (ISA)
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Strategic Alliance (ISA) | The ISA provides Sellafield Ltd with the capability and capacity to deliver a growing programme of infrastructure projects required for an aging asset portfolio. The contract is primarily aimed at utility assets, such as the on-site provision and distribution of steam, electricity, water supply, compressed air, bulk chemical storage and distribution, civil infrastructure and other facilities including roads, bridges and car parks. Through an agreed programme the alliance manages the end to end delivery of projects and asset care across site infrastructure. This process includes business development, programme and project development, project execution, project implementation and project closure. |
Morgan Sindall, Arup and Sellafield Ltd | prime supplier list and Builder’s profile |
6. Design Services Alliance (DSA)
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Services Alliance (DSA) | The DSA provides full spectrum design and professional engineering services to numerous Sellafield Ltd projects at varying stages of their lifecycles. | AXIOM (Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, Assystem) and Progressive Alliance (Cavendish Nuclear, AECOM) | prime supplier list and AXIOM |
7. Enabling Innovation Framework (EIF)
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enabling Innovation Framework (EIF) | The EIF is a professional services framework which delivers strategic tasks and tactical tasks. Strategic tasks support multiple business areas across Sellafield Ltd and tactical tasks support single business areas in Sellafield Ltd. The EIF scope includes from the initial identification of the need through problem definition and provides focused technical and digital support/solutions and subsequent support to key decision making. The EIF is focused on the enabling of innovation rather than the delivery of innovation i.e. developing the parameters and mechanisms which will allow the achievement of innovation. |
C Spencer Ltd, NSG Environmental Ltd, Ove Arup and Partners Ltd, Quintessa Ltd, Red Engineering Ltd, Eadon Consulting Ltd, Jacobs Clean Energy Ltd, Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd, Westlakes Engineering Ltd and Cavendish Nuclear Ltd |
8. Facilities Management (FM)
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities Management (FM) | The FM scope incorporates both hard and soft services and encompasses multi-disciplinary activities within the built environment. The hard services relate to the actual fabric and building systems where as soft services relate to services directly issued by people e.g. cleaning, security, catering. Further details on the scope of work can be found on the Tier 2 supplier’s link, but a summary of key service lines is as follows; Planned preventative maintenance, reactive works, mechanical and electrical maintenance, lift maintenance and refurbishment, roller shutter door maintenance, water hygiene, laundry and changeroom services, catering, security and cleaning. |
Mitie FM Ltd) | prime supplier list |
9. Sellafield Industrial Services Framework (SIS)
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sellafield Industrial Services Framework (SIS) | The scope of work delivered by the SIS framework is divided into 2 separate Lots: * Lot 1 (access services): the design, manufacture, installation and deployment of access systems including scaffolding, powered access systems, roped access, rigging, cranes and any other systems of providing Sellafield Ltd staff and contractors access to various locations at each of their facilities. * Lot 2 (asbestos and insulation services): removal and replacement of thermal insulation including asbestos containing materials and lagging. Methods employed will be varied and will include traditional removal methods and complete asbestos containing materials coated component removal. |
KAEFER Limited | prime supplier list and KAEFER Limited |
10. Pile Fuel Cladding Store
| Framework/contract | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pile Fuel Cladding Store | Procurement, manufacture, preparation, installation, and commissioning of additional equipment to allow Sellafield to retrieve waste from the remaining 5 silo compartments, once the first compartment has been emptied. Extension and growth of off-site testing facilities, to develop future systems for use on the retrievals plant. Establishment of a new, centralised control building for all silo monitoring and waste retrieval operations. |
Bechtel Cavendish Nuclear Solutions | Bechtel Cavendish Nuclear Solutions |
11. Maintenance, repair and operations
| Framework/contract | Lots | Scope | Suppliers | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance, repair and operations | Lot 1 | Electrical, lighting/emergency lighting, electrical installation equipment, electrical control equipment, fire alarm systems, camera systems/security/alarm systems, data/communication systems, electrical general, portable tools, specialist electrical tools, electrical test equipment, heating systems, technical manuals/books, plant process control system equipment, testing and calibration of e equipment. | Rexel | Rexel |
| Lot 2 | Valves. linear motion valves, rotary motion valves, non return valves, special valves, safety relief valves, steam and air traps, actuated valves. | ERIKS | ERIKS | |
| Lot 3 | Pumps and fans. hydraulic, centrifugal, steam, vacuum, impeller, submersible pumps and fans, provision of repair and refurbishment service including breakdowns, recurring inspection service, testing of pumps and fans. | ERIKS | ERIKS | |
| Lot 4 | Power transmission and bearings. hydraulic and pneumatic supplies, including fittings, hoses and tubing, mechanical couplings, actuators, drive belts, chains (excludes jacks), gearboxes. Bearings - taper, thrust, self-aligning, roller, linear, rotating, split. Repairs and refurbishment. Recurring inspection. Testing of power transmission and bearings. | ERIKS | ERIKS | |
| Lot 5 | Seals and gaskets. Off the shelf and bespoke to specified drawings, including, mechanical, rotary shaft seals, O-rings, hydraulic seals, metal face seals, gland packing, sheet gasket materials. Recurring inspection. | ERIKS | ERIKS | |
| Lot 6 | Instrumentation. Pressure, measuring and test equipment, analytical, level, temperature, flow, Miscellaneous. Testing and calibration. | Rexel | Rexel | |
| Lot 7 | Motors and rewinds. All Motors, including DC and AC, induction, gearbox motors, soft starts, inverter drives, variable speed drives, geared motors. motor testing service off and on site, motor test equipment. Repairs of electric motors. Eddy current brakes, field coils. Recurring inspection, provision of testing, repair and refurbishment on and off site. Ability to accommodate urgent breakdowns. Capacity to collect and deliver motors from site . Perform rewinds. Provide training support to engineers. | Parkgate & Co Ltd | Parkgate & Co Ltd | |
| Lot 8 | Lifting gear consumables. Off the shelf lifting consumables only, including slings, wire rope slings, shackles, chain blocks, hooks, eyebolts. statutory inspections, testing as required by the relevant standard and provision of appropriate certification, tagging, calibration. | Speedy plc T/A Lloyds British | Lloyds British |