ID 6612871 - DAERA - AFBI - Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey for Radionuclide Decommissioning Project

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) (Buyer) have a requirement for the provision of a Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey and Report (Contract). AFBI has historically provided the radiological monitoring and emergency response service for DAERA, but DAERA will no longer require this capability from AFBI.

DAERA have also determined that much of the equipment used by AFBI for this service has reached end of life and would cost significant sums to replace. Therefore, the decommissioning of AFBI’s defunct facilities is now required.

AFBI wish to commence the decommissioning of these facilities in a prompt and controlled manner, ensuring that any radiological contamination is appropriately identified, assessed and managed. To address this, AFBI will engage external Suppliers to undertake a planned three-stage decommissioning process of the defunct facilities.

Stage 1, the Decommissioning Report and Plan was completed in April 2025 and is not within Scope of this Contract. Stage 2, Monitoring (this Contract) requires the carrying out of a Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey (both direct and indirect when required) of the facilities, and provision of a detailed Survey Report of the survey’s findings.

Further detail on Stage 2 is available in ID 6612871 - Draft Specification - PSQ Stage. A Supplier for the completion of Stage 2 will be identified by the Competitive Flexible Procedure.

This will include an initial Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and Conditions of Participation (COP) Stage which will be used to identify a shortlist of experienced and qualified Suppliers, who will then be invited to participate in a following Tender Stage. Further detail on the procurement process is available in ID 6612871 - Instructions to Tender - CFP - PR24 - PSQ.