Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Description

Sellafield Ltd (‘SL’) has brought together 4 partners (‘Lot Partners’) to collaborate with one another and with SL to deliver the portfolio of major projects SL is expected to deliver under its site licence obligations over the next 20 years. In delivering this portfolio of major projects, SL will use the expertise of these lot partners to help improve the outcomes of major projects (e.g. delivery to time, to budget), to help develop its internal delivery capabilities (e.g. design and engineering capability) and to bring about site-wide project delivery improvements. The award of this contract is made with reference to the original contract notice 2017/S 085-165752 and relates to the award of a contract for the Lot 1 Integration Partner. Details of the associated contracts for Lots 2, 3 and 4 of the PPP Partnership are set out under separate contract award notices. The Integration Partner will provide strategic and enabling project management support as required to structure and deliver the portfolio of major projects under the PPP Project. The scope of Lot 1 comprises major projects and site-wide project delivery improvements: Major projects. Services in support of the delivery of these major projects individually and at a programme level will include but not be limited to: — coordinating the development and delivery for the PPP Partnership of a socio-economic strategy and related strategies for organisational design, resource management, most appropriate athlete selection, accommodation and communications, — coordinating the definition of the delivery strategy for the major projects including an overall acquisition strategy for the potential full portfolio of projects, resource and capability planning, — coordinating and overseeing logistic requirements for major projects on behalf of the PPP Partnership, — working with Sellafield Ltd to define the project controls and commercial support arrangements for the portfolio and the individual projects within it, — coordinating the population of the project management structure for the major projects alongside SL, — providing access to expertise in project management as required to deliver the portfolio of major projects and site-wide project delivery improvements, — coordinating continuous improvement activities with the other lot partners, including the development and implementation of cultural change programmes, — coordinating the development of business and IT systems for the PPP Partnership including an integrated management system, BIM strategy development and commercial systems, — coordinating EHSS&Q across the PPP Partnership including document control, — coordinating engagement with SL's Enterprise Portfolio Office (‘EPO’) and the individual SL programmes to develop the future major projects, deliver studies and an integrated schedule of major projects to optimise costs and delivery schedules, — providing project controls, estimating, quantity surveying, risk management and commercial support to develop and deliver project business cases and acquisition strategies, — supporting SL to develop and improve its programme and project management arrangements, including support to the CDM client, and — sub-contracting some of these services to other organisations as appropriate. All of the above services will support integration between the lot partners and support SL in its role as a PPP Partner. As with the other lot partners, the integration partner is required to work with the other PPP Partners (i.e. the lot partners and SL) to develop an aligned delivery culture for the PPP Partnership. SL will also make available people from within its organisation to work within the PPP Partnership (as the ‘5th Partner’) to support the lot partners in the delivery of their respective services and works (see the Memorandum of Information (‘MOI’) issued as part of the procurement documents). Site-wide project delivery improvements. Site-wide project delivery improvements under Lot 1 may include, but will not be limited to: leading business improvements such as BIM, single integrated project IT systems, etc. on behalf of the PPP Partnership; providing professional services expertise to SL such as: QS support and related commercial services; project controls; and project management.