Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
LLW REPOSITORY LIMITED TRADING AS NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES
Pelham House, Pelham Drive, Calderbridge
SEASCALE
CA201DB
Contact
Joanne Makin
joanne.m.makin@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD11 - West Cumbria
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Nuclear decommissioning
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Interim GDF Programme Director
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
12-month secondment agreement for an Interim Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Programme Director.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £297,000 / Highest offer: £496,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD1 - Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Interim Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) Programme Director provides day to day leadership of the GDF programme, ensuring key deliverables are met. Key deliverables are identified in the GDF programme baseline and include the delivery of the next stage of business cases and sanctioning of those via the appropriate governance routes.
The secondment agreement is for 12 months, with the time commitment per week flexing to meet workload demand.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The terms of the secondment agreement may only be varied by agreement in writing between the Employer and LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services.
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:
An Interim GDF Programme Director was required urgently, following the departure of the previous role holder. A recruitment process for a permanent replacement has commenced, but this may take up to 12 months: advertising and selection (3 months), onboarding (6 months, including resignation period) and 3-month handover. The resource was required immediately; any pause in service could have resulted in disruption to the GDF programme, leading to associated cost increases.
The Programme Director role requires experience and knowledge of running governmental business cases, major projects, digital solutions, shaping and improving programmes, nuclear sector familiarity and NDA-specific governance. The seconded individual has significant expertise in these areas, bolstered by the time he has spent within NWS under the separate Business Transformation Support contract, gaining an excellent understanding of NWS and the context within which we operate.
In the absence of suitable in-house capability and recognising that a new procurement process would be economically impractical and would not result in obtaining properly qualified and experienced resource of the required calibre in the timescales needed, the secondment agreement was awarded directly. This ensures stability in the management of the GDF programme while a permanent replacement for the GDF Programme Director is recruited.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Interim GDF Programme Director
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DBD Limited
Ground Floor 401 Faraday Street, Birchwood
Warrington
WA3 6GA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House
03118924
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £297,000 / Highest offer: £496,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom