Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13caa-16c0-705b-beb7-fa4cddb5ac03/technical-and-professional-support-services-framework [Skip to main content](#main-content) closedGBrestricted procedureSuitable for SMEs # Technical and Professional Support Services Framework [CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ctm-portal-for-the-nda-shared-services-alliance) Estimated value Not stated Published 27 May 2022 Deadline Closed 8 Jul 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender DSRL is seeking to establish a maximum of 7 Framework Agreements for the Provision of Technical & Professional Support Services required to support decommissioning activities on the Dounreay Site. The duration of the Framework Agreement will be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) and should commence in November 2022. The estimated value of the Contract over its lifetime is £15M however, DSRL does not commit to any guarantee of any volume of work or any specific projects being awarded by call-off contracts (estimated to be between £20K and £500K) via this Framework Agreement. The Scope of Services is as follows: Design Support Services: • Concept, Scheme and Detail Designs • Engineering Substantiation • Design Validation • Commissioning Support Services o Preparation and planning - (commissioning strategy, schedule and plan) o Setting to work o Inactive Commissioning o Active Commissioning o Factory and site acceptance tests o Handover and Acceptance o Commissioning Manager o Design support for implementation activities • Software Modelling Services o 3D visualisation models o Stratigraphical models o Hydrogeological modelling o Land quality modelling o Climate & erosion models o Data management o Statistical models o Geotechnical models o Air Quality modelling o H1 assessments Waste Support Services: • Waste Strategy Development • Waste Optimisation Tasks: o Review of national and international best practice for waste treatment and minimisation o Development of Waste Culture o Development of Waste Communication o Waste Career Pathways o Waste Training • Waste Compliance Test Plans • Radioactive Waste Management Cases • Waste Characterisation Support Environmental Support Services: • Environmental Cases o Environmental Safety Cases (ES) o Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) o Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) Assessment o Best Practicable Mean (BPM) document o Best Available Technique (BAT) justification documents for non-radiological aspects o Environmental Risk Assessments o Environmental Restoration Surveys Technical Support Services: • Specialist Engineering and Surveys o Seismic o Constructability o Geophysics o Geotechnical (topography, lidar etc.) o Ecological surveys (includes habitat surveys) o Noise surveys o Dust surveys o Air quality assessments o Water quality assessments • Construction Management o Verification of Contractor's environmental management during construction o Provision of Environmental Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person during construction o Production of relevant environmental management documentation • Provision of specialist technical staff for: o Secondment within DSRL o Specialist training o In-field supervision o Review of DSRL/Contractor produced technical documents, for example Environmental Safety Cases Read full description ## CPV classification Environmental engineering consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/fffb778a-17a4-4305-9e4b-22997f6bda3d) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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