Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
Contact
Ambar Saeed
Telephone
+44 1925802056
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Nuclear
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Support to Beacon Project to establish Group Planning capability
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Support to Beacon Project to establish Group Planning capability - Call off from Strategy Framework NDA9/0916
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: £229,683
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Understanding the impact of our strategic interventions on the Mission and OpCo
Lifetime Plans, in isolation or in combination, is an important capability to assist the NDA
Group in strategic planning and prioritisation of how best to spend public money for
maximum value. The NDA Group does not, however, currently have a Group-level
strategic planning capability nor an approach to model ‘what if’ scenarios and evaluate
their mission benefit or disbenefit at group and/or opco levels.
Historically, strategic planning capabilities were held by Parent Body Organisations
(PBO’s) of OpCo’s, with each OpCo having its own planning capability, including
creating and maintaining Lifetime Plans. Today, the OpCo Lifetime Plans remain
separate data sets at different states of maturity (e.g. scope, accuracy, logic, integrity of
data, underpinning assumptions) preventing the simulation of ‘what-if’ interventions at
the Group level.
Our work to date includes:
• External review of others
• Early work to define the potential form and function
• Recon of NDA and opco capabilities
Nuclear Waste Services is also developing an enterprise waste inventory model (with
support from external advisors).
To predict the impact of one or multiple ‘what-if’ scenarios across an aggregated picture
of the estate (above the individual OpCo Lifetime Plans) will require the creation of a
Group mission plan, against which scenarios can be modelled. By creating a Group
planning capability around this Group mission plan, we will be able to model and
consider group portfolio trade-offs and inter-group dependencies and translate our
strategic decisions into delivery through OpCo delivery plans.
To respond to this need and realise the benefits of the OneNDA model and closer
working relationships, the group has confirmed the need to develop a Group planning
capability, which will be the objective of a multi-year Beacon Project commencing in
April 2024.
We aim to design and implement a consistent Group-level approach to planning, driven
by quality financial and operational / activity data. It will consider how all elements of
planning across the group are conducted and how various elements contribute to
meeting the NDA mission.
Beyond the work completed to date, below describes the further development work
required to successfully deliver Year 1 of the Beacon Project and the associated
‘Stretch’ measures/commitments made in the Group Key Target (GKT):
This engagement has two primary objectives:
1. To support the Beacon project working group to identify, design and implement a suite
of management arrangements to establish and maintain the initial group planning
capability and Group Mission Plan upon which it relies.
2. To design and facilitate to conclusion, a scenario modelling event that considers one
scenario (likely comprising several interventions) in order to determine and present in
a report the mission benefits and disbenefits of said scenario in terms of cost and
schedule impacts on the Group mission.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Approach to Delivery / Weighting: 33.33
Quality criterion - Name: Experience & Knowledge/Technical Expertise / Weighting: 33.33
Quality criterion - Name: Programme/Risks and Mitigation / Weighting: 33.33
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-025498
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 July 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TUV SUD Ltd
Napier Building, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, Glasgow. United Kingdom
East Kilbride
G75 0QF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
SC215164
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £229,683
Lowest offer: £200,000 / Highest offer: £300,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Cumbria
CA24 3HU
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-decommissioning-authority