Billion-pound, 15-year contract award will deliver critical utilities infrastructure upgrades at Cumbria decommissioning site.
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been selected by Sellafield for a significant role on its long-term Infrastructure Delivery Partnership (IDP).
The total value of Sellafield’s IDP is worth up to £2.9bn, split into three lots. Costain has been confirmed as Utilities Delivery Partner (Lot 3), worth up to £1bn to the company. The contract consists of an initial term of nine years with an option to extend by a further six years, either in a single extension or multiple smaller extensions.
As Utilities Delivery Partner, Costain’s role will include the completion of detailed design and all procurement, installation, construction, commissioning and handover activities that form part of the contract delivery.
Drawing on its extensive cross-sector experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes in the water, energy and transportation sectors, Costain’s responsibilities will involve refurbishing and replacing a variety of on-site and off-site utility distribution systems and services, including steam, water supply, water treatment, compressed gas and other essential utilities serving Sellafield.
Alex Vaughan, chief executive officer of Costain, commented: “This new contract award with Sellafield, with whom we have been working with since 2005, is testament to our strategy of developing long-term relationships with tier 1 customers, building strong and collaborative partnerships, broadening our service offering, and maintaining consistency and continuity of workflows.
“This long-term award further demonstrates our integral position in the UK’s civil nuclear energy market. The Government is clear that the safe and responsible decommissioning of the UK’s nuclear legacy is a critical part of creating a sustainable future and delivering local and national economic prosperity. As one of Sellafield’s trusted partners we will deliver safe, high-quality utilities upgrades in a complex working environment.”
James Riddick, Sellafield Ltd chief supply chain officer, said: “Our job at Sellafield is to create a clean and safe environment for future generations. That means safely, securely, and cost effectively dealing with the legacy of historic operations on our site. To deliver this we need robust and reliable infrastructure to support our nuclear decommissioning and waste management activities.
“IDP is a long-term strategic partnership designed to provide that support while unlocking investment and opportunities for our local community anddelivering sustainable value for money to the taxpayer. We’re excited to welcome our new partners, and we look forward to working together to progress our mission while creating transformational and enduring social value.”
The contract award builds on Costain’s decades of experience delivering best-in-class infrastructure solutions in the highly regulated nuclear energy sector. Costain has worked with Sellafield since 2005, including on the Evaporator D project and as part of the Decommissioning Delivery Partnership.
Costain was recently selected to carry out the next phase of decommissioning work at Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in North Wales, and it also provides project controls services at EDF’s eight UK nuclear power stations. Earlier this year, Costain was chosen to design Urenco’s new state-of-the-art advanced nuclear fuels production facility in Cheshire, and was also awarded a place on a multi-million-pound framework to provide expertise for the construction of Sizewell C.
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