# PIN \(1\) Market Engagement Event November 2024 - VLA Analysis

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Sellafield Ltd.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Sellafield Ltd](/buyers/sellafield-ltd/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £100,000,000
- Published: 8 November 2024
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1384ddda-1ed3-4735-b647-74903b21c4de-800899
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f3083e8-d2e4-4c33-8e12-00b0c03c33bb

## Description

This Prior Information Notice \(PIN\), without call for competition, is to alert the market that Sellafield Ltd is to commence Market Engagement activity for the forthcoming Very Low Active \(VLA\) Analysis Procurement\. Sellafield Ltd are undertaking a Market Engagement event on Tuesday 26th November 2024 for the Very Low Active \(VLA\) Analysis Procurement, at the Energus Conference Centre, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JW and shall run from 9\.30am until 2pm\. The Market Engagement event for the VLA Analysis Procurement shall be split into two parts, with the first part of the event being a Sellafield presentation to the group of attendees to brief the market on the upcoming Tender\. The second part of the market engagement event will involve breakout sessions where suppliers can engage individually with Sellafield in order to ask any additional questions around the process, specification or procurement documents, as well as for Sellafield to gain market feedback regarding the proposed procurement documents such as the contract and pricing strategy\. It is the intention of Sellafield to provide the market early sight of the draft commercial and legal principles of the competition/slidepack, via the Atamis system ahead of the Market Engagement Event\. Sellafield Ltd has a requirement for suitably experienced and qualified service providers\(s\) to undertake Very Low Active \(VLA\) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations\. The service is to consist of sample receipt or collection, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal\. The estimated value range of the contract scope of work is £56m - £96m\. The duration is to be confirmed but is assumed to be 8 - 10 years\. The current supply chain contractual arrangements for Very Low Active Analytical Services include: - Environmental, Low Active Radiological, Dosimetry and Chemical analyses Parties who are interested in attending the Market Engagement event on 26th November at Energus are requested to register on the Atamis system, which can be accessed via the URL https://atamis-2464\.my\.site\.com/s/Welcome\. Parties who register on this system should then register against Atamis Project C22676, where they can confirm their attendance for the market engagement event on 26th November, review documentation once it is issued ahead of the event and also ask Sellafield any questions regarding the event or the Procurement\. Please see the attached document for further information on the procurement and the market engagement event\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1384ddda-1ed3-4735-b647-74903b21c4de-800899)