--- title: "LLWR Waste Characterisation Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "CTM PORTAL FOR THE NDA SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE" published: "2021-07-30" --- # LLWR Waste Characterisation Services Buyer: CTM PORTAL FOR THE NDA SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3df64bab-2ad4-4bba-ad4e-c39b64bad9db.json) ## Summary The CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance has awarded a contract titled "LLWR Waste Characterisation Services". This procurement falls within the industry category of radioactive waste services and is located in Calderbridge, England. The contract represents a four-year framework agreement with an estimated total value of £14 million, although it operates under a zero-value agreement with no guaranteed spend. The procurement method utilised for this process was an open procedure, with the contract period commencing on 30 July 2021 and concluding on 29 July 2025. The associated tender period ended on 5 February 2021, indicating that the contract is now complete. This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the environmental and waste management sectors, particularly those specialising in radioactive and hazardous waste services. Companies that are well-suited to compete for work within this framework include large-scale contractors and firms with the capability to provide waste characterisation services to both public and private sector organisations. Eligible suppliers may include those involved in nuclear decommissioning and waste management, thereby creating pathways for growth and collaboration within the nuclear industry and related fields. ## Notice As part of its role as NDA's Low Level Waste management contractor, LLWR is leading the implementation of the UK Strategy for the Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste from the Nuclear Industry through the National Waste Programme for Lower Activity Wastes. At the heart of LLWR's mission is the provision of services that provide alternative options to waste producers to preserve Repository capacity. The Waste Services Contract (WSC) allows Customers to access LLWR's suite of Waste and Logistic Services. LLWR has procured a 4-year framework agreement with 6 suppliers for a range of radioactive waste characterisation needs. The estimated value is PS14m over 4 years, although the agreement is formally zero-value with no spend guaranteed. The framework will be for use by organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a WSC with LLWR. These organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a WSC with LLWR, include private sector bodies, plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories: 1. Any of the following and their future successors: (a) Ministerial government departments; (b) Non-ministerial government departments; (c) Executive agencies of government; (d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs; (e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs); (f) Police forces; (g) Fire and rescue services; (h) Ambulance services; (i) Maritime and coastguard agency services; (j) NHS bodies; (k) Educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities; (l) Hospices; (m) National Parks; (n) Housing associations, including registered social landlords; (o) Third sector and charities; (p) Citizens advice bodies; (q) Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils; (r) Public corporations; (s) Public financial bodies or institutions; (t) Public pension funds; (u) Central banks; and (v) Civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations. 2. Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link. 3. Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide or any replacement or updated web-link. 4. Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of "Contracting Authority" in regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and/or Schedule 1 PCR. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1250949-3115-4c24-adef-a69b8361932a | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | 5 Feb 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 May 2021 | | Contract period | 29 Jul 2021 - 29 Jul 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £14,000,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CTM PORTAL FOR THE NDA SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE | | Locality | CALDERBRIDGE | | Post town | Carlisle | | Postcode | CA20 1DB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria | | ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland | | Local authority | Cumberland | | Electoral ward | Gosforth | | Westminster constituency | Whitehaven and Workington | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 6 | | Supplier names | ATKINS; CAVENDISH NUCLEAR; JACOBS; MOTT MACDONALD; NSG ENVIRONMENTAL; NUVIA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services ## Release History - 30 Jul 2021 at 15:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1250949-3115-4c24-adef-a69b8361932a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1250949-3115-4c24-adef-a69b8361932a 30th July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations - https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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