Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Advanced Waste Management Organisation (WMO) Knowledge and capability transfer to RWM
Notice Description
Knowledge and capability transfer from Waste Management Organisations (WMOs) that are at a more advanced programme stage than RWM is a fundamental activity that RWM is committed to. Cooperation with our 'sister' WMOs has been highlighted as a corporate strength by our regulators and raised as a positive aspect of our programme by numerous key RWM stakeholders. In 2017 RWM developed a detailed Geological Disposal Technical Programme (GDTP). Along with siting, waste management and business support activities, GDTP will ultimately deliver Radioactive Waste Management's mission of delivering a geological disposal facility and providing radioactive waste management solutions. It will do this by delivering the construction, operation and closure of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) along with any support capabilities that are required to underpin delivery such as a research facility. RWM is interested in exploring the possibility that a number of these GDTP activities could be delivered, quicker, to a better standard, cheaper or in a more optimised manner, if RWM can benefit from co-operation with a WMO with a more advanced programme. We primarily see this as access to information and people. As well as access to information and people RWM also has a need to access and utilise international underground research laboratories (URLs) as part of our technical programme. This is because our 2009 position paper on 'Planning for Underground Investigations' [ ] concluded that there are significant benefits in integrating underground investigation activities and disposal facility construction activities. This decision means that RWM is not planning to develop a stand-alone URL, as part of the UK GDF programme. Based on current programme/siting assumptions, we are 15-20 years from construction, therefore, this gives RWM a window of over 20 years without access to a UK URL. Such access is nevertheless necessary to support both our technical development and demonstration programme as well as our siting and engagement activities. For this reason RWM remains committed to maintaining our links and co-operation with a network of URL's located in rock-types of relevance. This contract technical specification therefore seeks to support RWM's mission and delivery of the GDTP, by procuring access to information, expertise, capability, data and the facilities of a more advanced waste management organisation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac06f8ef-77b1-4b99-8686-8b8110fd7521
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Apr 20196 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 May 2019Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE
- Postcode
- OX11 0RH
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Electoral Ward
- Hendreds
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac06f8ef-77b1-4b99-8686-8b8110fd7521
18th April 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/23cd335d-e136-43a1-8dec-5f2912fdd742
Provision of Advanced Waste Management Organisation (WMO) Knowledge and capability transfer to RWM
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