Project number: 781 (int. 17)
Project 17. Post-detection equipment and training for Lisichansk unit of Luhansk border detachment, SBGS, Ukraine
Project 17. Post-detection equipment and training for Lisichansk unit of Luhansk border detachment, SBGS, Ukraine
Project summary:

The aim of a jointly proposed and developed project between Nordisk Sikkerhet AS and the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) was to strengthen the capability of the Lisichansk unit of the Luhansk border detachment of SBGS to detect illicit RN materials (e.g. alpha and beta radionuclides) and to provide the detachment with post-detection equipment and training for RN materials control.

Technical area:

Non-proliferation of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials

Location:
Benefitiary/receipient organisation(s):

State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine;

Lisichansk Unit of Luhansk Border Detachment of SBGS;

Funding country:
Funding organisation:

Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) via the Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for Nuclear Activities and the Environment in the Northern Areas for 2018-2022;

Project budget:

5 382 600 Norwegian Kroners;

Project leaders:

Programme manager: Pavel Tishakov

Project manager/project support in Ukraine: Pavel Lebedev

 

Procurement info:

A total of two open public procurements are planned within a scope of the project for the following equipment:

1). One special purpose vehicle for post-detection activities and radiation monitoring;

2). 10 portable multifunctional devices (with alpha, beta and gamma channels) intended for search, localisation and assessment of RN materials;

All tender documents will be openly published on the public procurement website in Norway - Doffin.no, on the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) public procurement website in Europe, and on the Nordisk Sikkerhet’s website.

Participating organizations:
  • Nordisk Sikkerhet AS - project implementor;
  • Administration of State Border Guard Service (SBGS) of Ukraine - beneficiary/project partner;
  • Lisichansk unit of Luhansk border detachment of SBGS - recipient;
  • SBGS training center in Orshanets - assistance with training on the use of newly supplied equipment;
  • State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management - provision of access to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone for implementation of training;
  • Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) - project donor, assistance with project registration as international technical assistance;
  • Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - project registration as international technical assistance;
  • Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kyiv - assistance with organisation and conduct of equipment handover ceremony.
Start/completion dates:

Jun 2021 – Feb 2024

Status:

Completed;

Milestones:
2021-06-17
Grant letter for project implementation received from DSA;
Summer 2021
Preparation and gathering of documents needed for registration of the project as international technical assistance;
2021-11-03
a) Tender for supply of supply of special purpose vehicle for radiation monitoring and post-detection activities was announced. Doffin (#2021-320455), EU Tenders Electronic Daily (#2021/S 216-569972);
2021-11-05
b) Tender for supply of multifunctional survey meters for detection of RN materials was announced. Doffin (#2016-408843) and EU Tenders Electronic Daily (#2016/S 053-089782);
2022-01-13
a) Due to additional requirements and revision of technical specification, it was decided to cancel the procurement procedure to make revision of the technical specifications. Tender (republished on Doffin (2022-351839) and EU Tenders Electronic Daily (2022/S 012-028062) with revised technical specifications;
2022-05-04
a) Nordisk Sikkerhet did not receive any tender offers;
2022-02-04
b) A contract between Nordisk Sikkerhet and the selected supplier was signed;
2022-03-24
b) 10 multifunctional detectors were produced, delivered, and accepted at SBGS training center in Cherkassy region, Ukraine;
2022-08-29
a) A contract between Nordisk Sikkerhet and the selected supplier was signed;
2023-11-20
a) NorSik, supplier of equipment, and SBGS signed joint statement on the vehicle and equipment acceptance and transfer to SBGS;
2023-12-07
a) Official hand-over of vehicle to SBGS took place with participation of the DSA and Norwegian MFA experts, including Norway's ambassador to Ukraine – Ms. Helene Sand Andresen;
2024-02-09
a) Training on the use and maintenance of the vehicle and the vehicle equipment was provided.
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Last update:

09 February 2024

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