Contract

Executive search services to support search for Chair and Trustee- Director for the Nuclear Liabilities Fund

  • Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015255

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03423d

Published 31 May 2022, 4:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria Street

London

SW1H0ET

Contact

Paul Donovan

Email

Paul.Donovan@beis.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Executive search services to support search for Chair and Trustee- Director for the Nuclear Liabilities Fund

Reference number

5587/12/2021

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79600000 - Recruitment services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

BEIS are looking for end-to-end executive search support to fill the role of Chair and Trustee-Director of

the Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF), a vacancy which arises in April '22. The Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF)

is a segregated investment fund set up to meet the cost of decommissioning the UK nuclear power stations

now owned and operated by EDF. It is underwritten by HMG and holds assets of c.£15bn. The Chair leads

the Board of the NLF in assessing its funding position, investing its assets, making payments to meet

qualifying decommissioning costs and providing strategic input to help control decommissioning liabilities.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £30,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The successful candidate will have the following experience and skillset:

1. Investment/finance experience; a demonstrable record of leadership at senior management level

in an investment/asset management/financial institution, or similar role which has had a public

and/ or political profile.

2. Ability to lead a Board through a period of change, ensuring high performance, robust risk

management and excellent stakeholder engagement.

3. Experience of operating at Board level, ideally in a non-executive capacity.

4. Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to challenge and be challenged and a demonstrable

ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships within a senior leadership context.

5. Strong intellectual capability, with the capacity to understand technical financial issues and to

think strategically.

6. Politically astute both in managing relationships and maintaining support amongst a range of

stakeholders.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Market & Team Experience, Methodology and Timelines: / Weighting: 67

Price - Weighting: 33

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

End date of Initial Period - 30/06/2022

End date of Extension Period 3 months

(30/09/2022)

Minimum written notice to Supplier in respect

of extension: 1 month


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Further competition via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM 6002 under Lot 7 was undertaken for the procurement.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

5587/12/2021

Title

Executive search services to support search for Chair and Trustee- Director for the Nuclear Liabilities Fund

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 April 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

IRG Advisors LLP t/a Odgers Berndtson

20 Cannon Street

London

EC4M 6XD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £30,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £30,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Further competition was undertaken via the Crown Commerial Services Framework RM 6002 Lot 7.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

1 Victoria

London

Country

United Kingdom