Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf4-2f7e-71df-9856-83f80113b63f/provision-of-review-support-and-comparative-fracture-assessment-for-hss-welds awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Provision of Review, Support and Comparative Fracture Assessment for HSS Welds [Department for Work and Pensions](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions) Open field Estimated value £47,702 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 7 Jul 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The contract will be to: • support ONR’s review of the fracture assessment benchmarking document which provides WEC responses to the EASL review comments relating to the WEC approach for dissimilar metal welds completed in Step 4, providing comments on their validity, scope, key assumptions, and compliance with good practice as appropriate; • support ONR’s review of the fracture assessment benchmarking document which provides comments on the WEC responses to the results of the EASL comparative fracture assessments completed in Step4, providing comments on their validity, scope, key assumptions, and compliance with good practice as appropriate; • Undertake additional comparative calculations for a sample of at least 2 of the updated fracture assessments for HSS welds. The depth and breadth of the sample will be informed by the insights gained from the outcome of the review of the WEC responses to the comparative calculations completed at Step 4 i.e. the review of the benchmarking report. The sample is expected to include a HSS weld where fatigue crack growth is important. • Provide written reports covering the work above, with appropriate explanation and justification for the comments, along with an appropriate hierarchy of their significance for ONR’s consideration. • Provide support to ONR in technical meetings with the RP. These meetings will be either ‘face to face’ in the UK (Liverpool or Chorley) or by video conference (v/c) at the ONR Office in Liverpool. The number of meetings will depend on the progress of the reviews, but for planning purposes two ½ day ‘face to face’ meetings and 9 off ½ day v/c meetings should be assumed. • Support ONR if appropriate on the drafting of queries and/or observations to request additional information for the RP and advise on the adequacy of the RP’s responses. • This work must be completed within the timescale of the GDA Step 4 close-out for the UK AP1000 so as to inform the ONR position on the adequacy of the RP’s safety case. The review of the benchmarking report is scheduled to complete by end of September 2015 and the review of a sample of the fracture assessments for the HSS welds (which may include welds in the RPV, pressuriser, SG or other HSS components) is scheduled for completion in mid-July 2016. 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