SDA/NP/701549402 - Entity in Charge of Maintenance 2

Negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice.

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: · absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation: The Submarine Delivery Agency's (SDA) Irradiated Fuel Management Team, a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a Contract to Direct Rail Services for an initial 3 and a half years, with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years. It is considered that this Contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulations 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. These are: Direct Rail Services are the Registration Holder and Keeper for the two MOD Railway Wagons used to carry used nuclear navel fuel. Direct Rail Services are currently the only licensed nuclear fuel carrier by rail in the UK.

Additional information: Issued Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) document, released on 2 March 2021 to Direct Rail Services (DRS)