Babcock has won four multi-million pound contracts to supply
radiometric services support at Sellafield, following success in
all four bids submitted by the company. The total value of the
contracts over their lifetime is estimated at £86million.
Under the four contracts, Babcock will be providing nuclear
material assay (NMA) maintenance delivery and support; maintenance
delivery and workshop repairs for installed and portable
radiological protection instrumentation (IRPI and PRPI);
calibration and repair of maintenance and test equipment (MTE); and
specialist technical and consultancy support to Sellafield for
ad-hoc specialist measurements.
In delivering these services, Babcock will be supplying critical
skills and expertise required, both to ensure safety compliance to
maintain on-going operations across the site, and to provide a
maintenance and obsolescence management programme for a number of
critical assets.
Babcock Managing Director, Nuclear, Roger Hardy, said: "We are
delighted to have secured these contracts, which allow Babcock to
contribute to Sellafield Ltd's overall strategy objectives to
attract the most capable suppliers at the best value to deliver
efficient solutions, as well as driving innovation and improved
performance."
The NMA, RPI and MTE contracts are awarded for a duration of up
to 12 years (a significant increase on the current three-year
contracts for these services, which are held by Babcock and expire
in March this year). The specialist measurements contract (also
currently held by Babcock until March 2011) is awarded as a
four-year framework agreement.