New contract will support Sellafield facility for decades to come
First contract awarded under the Programme and Project Partners new goods and services agreement.
Tie-in trials contract has been awarded to Ansaldo Nuclear.
皇冠体育app first contract awarded as part of the Programme and Project Partners new goods and services agreement will see key connections installed between existing and new facilities at Sellafield.
Ansaldo Nuclear, based in Wolverhampton, has been selected to develop the key 鈥榯ie-in鈥� connections that will support the flow of effluent treatment streams between the Sellafield site鈥檚 existing Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant (SIXEP) facility and the new SIXEP Continuity Plant being delivered by the Programme and Project Partners at Sellafield.
Together the 2 facilities will act as the 鈥榢idneys鈥� of the Sellafield site filtering out nuclear material before being safely discharged to sea.
Andrea Basso, managing director at Ansaldo Nuclear, said:
Ansaldo is delighted to have been awarded the SIXEP tie-in trials contract. This endorsement by the Programme and Project Partners in our ability to deliver this critical development activity for Sellafield is most welcome.
This work provides another platform for us to continue our successful relationship with Sellafield Ltd and to further develop our Cumbrian presence and supply chain.
Peter Hogg, Programme and Project Partners, head of supply chain added:
I鈥檓 delighted that we鈥檝e been able to award the first contract as part of the goods and services agreement framework to Ansaldo Nuclear.
This framework has been established to enable our projects to make quicker contract awards by removing some elements of a typical procurement exercise. This award proves that the model works, and I look forward to the projects placing more contracts in the near future.
皇冠体育app Programme and Project Partners appointed its first goods and services agreement framework suppliers earlier this year.
NIS Ltd, Hyde Group, Ansaldo Nuclear, James Fisher Nuclear, Carr鈥檚 Group, West Cumberland Engineering and NWEC Alliance were selected to deliver fabricated and manufactured equipment packages for the projects, a framework agreement for an initial 3 years, worth up to 拢20 million.
It鈥檚 been procured under a new multi project procurement model which encourages long-term collaboration throughout the supply chain, enhanced project delivery, and paves the way for greater economic and social impact in the West Cumbria region.