--- title: "Community Engagement, Independent Support & Investment Funding" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED" published: "2019-05-29" --- # Community Engagement, Independent Support & Investment Funding Buyer: RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-727461f7-0b83-4258-8f46-2e1eb2d644f7.json) ## Summary The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, initiated by Radioactive Waste Management Limited for the project titled "Community Engagement, Independent Support & Investment Funding." This procurement falls under the administration services industry category and is set to take place in the United Kingdom, covering various locations including British Overseas Territories and the Channel Islands. The engagement end date for interested parties is scheduled for 12th June 2019, and the objectives include providing independent support to communities in the siting process for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) for higher activity radioactive waste. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community engagement, consultancy services, and project management, particularly those with experience working alongside public bodies or local communities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement aims to ensure flexible and scalable support over the initial five years of the GDF siting process. This initiative also includes administering Community Investment Funding, which could further enhance local businesses' presence and involvement in supportive community partnerships. ## Notice This notice relates to a potential procurement for the provision of independent engagement and investment funding support to communities. Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) has been established as the delivery body responsible for the implementation of a safe, sustainable and publicly acceptable programme for the geological disposal of the UK's higher activity radioactive waste. In December 2018 the UK Government published a policy which laid out the commitment to a consent-based process to find a suitable location for a geological disposal facility (GDF). In January 2019 the Welsh Government published an equivalent policy. Communities will be at the heart of the Siting Process for a GDF and a facility will only be built where both a suitable site and a willing community can be found. Consequently, the process to site a GDF will be the first community consent based siting process for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. For further information on Radioactive Waste Management: www.gov.uk/rwm and https://geologicaldisposal.campaign.gov.uk/ Objectives RWM has a requirement for a Service Provider(s) to: 1. provide flexible and scalable independent support to communities entering the process for the siting of a Geological Disposal Facility for the disposal of higher activity radioactive waste - this activity will initially be focused on ensuring RWM and communities have the independent support and resources to operate effective Working Groups and Community Partnership to enable community engagement. and 2. the end-to-end administration of Community Investment Funding of up to PS1m per community per year, where communities form a Community Partnership with RWM Scope RWM requires the support of a service provider to ensure communities have access to scalable, flexible, independent support to engage with RWM for a period of up to the first 5 years of the GDF siting process. This will require the service provider to work with RWM, interested parties and other community representatives to understand their needs for independent support once they have made public their interest in the siting of a GDF in their area. The main/initial activities are to support each Working Group and RWM to source, supply and manage an: 1. independent Chair 2. independent facilitator 3. secretariat to undertake day-to-day delivery of Working Group and Community Partnership activity The level of support required in communities to form Working Groups and make the transition to a Community Partnership will vary, depending on the interested parties which coming forward, and the existing capacity and capability in each associated community. In addition RWM requires a service to administer Community Investment Funding in communities where Community Partnerships are formed. RWM requires this service to cover the full cycle of grant making: 1. marketing of the availability of funding 2. collecting and screening applications (including proportionate due dilige ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8bf7c24-7ed6-493a-bd5d-ce42c5efe11b | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 May 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Jun 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED | | Locality | DIDCOT | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX11 0RH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Vale of White Horse | | Electoral ward | Hendreds | | Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75100000 - Administration services ## Release History - 29 May 2019 at 13:17 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8bf7c24-7ed6-493a-bd5d-ce42c5efe11b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c8bf7c24-7ed6-493a-bd5d-ce42c5efe11b 29th May 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/062bc7e3-d2c2-4de0-ac4c-54b681d5a05d Project Summary ## Notice URLs - https://geologicaldisposal.campaign.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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