Provision of Nuclear Diving Capability

Description

This Notice is to inform the Supply Chain it is currently anticipated Sellafield Limited will issue an Invitation to Tender for the provision of a Nuclear Diving Capability within Legacy Ponds at Sellafield Ltd Lot 1: The Provision of a Nuclear Diving Capability for Legacy Ponds at Sellafield. The proof of concept to use divers in supporting High Hazard and Risk Reduction HHRR has been demonstrated and proven at Sellafield, a Nuclear Diving Capability will include but may not be limited to: providing technical support in developing the safety case and diving scope, manufacturing specific tooling, undertaking trial dives in simulated ponds, and mobilising dive teams on-plant where diving activities will include managing sludge and trialling a range of clean-up activities please note there is no commitment as to actual volume of work. <br/><br/>It is envisaged the Diving Capabilities will have the ability to deliver the following capabilities:<br/>1. Safety Case development and permissions <br/>2. Trialling and Tooling<br/>3. Radiological Surveys (Underwater)<br/>4. Mobilisation and Demobilisation activities to support diving operations<br/>5 Diving Resource Capability and Capacity<br/><br/>Activities will be aligned to 4 workstreams and will include but may not be limited to the following, <br/> :-<br/>Technical advisory, Project Campaign, Programme Core Team, Ops Divers. Additional information: The Open Tender will be issued via the ATAMIS which is a procurement and tendering platform. Please ensure you have registered on the ATAMIS portal if you wish to participate. <br/>Please visit the NDA Atamis website to register.<br/>Indicative date for ITT issue is October 2024