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title: "Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partners - Prior Information Notice 4"
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# Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partners - Prior Information Notice 4

Buyer: SELLAFIELD LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90f9936a-eaba-47ca-94e5-fdd66f49a447

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## Summary

The procurement process involves a planning stage initiated as a tender by Sellafield Limited, for the decommissioning of nuclear waste partners. The estimated value of the procurement is £3.8bn - £4.6bn over 15 years. The scope includes construction, demolition works, technical services, and waste management at nuclear facilities on the Sellafield site. Responses are required by 21st April 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the construction, engineering, waste management, and consultancy sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suited to compete, and interested organisations must submit responses via Sellafield Ltd.'s E-procurement system, Atamis. The procurement aims to establish the Decommissioning Nuclear Waste Partners framework, offering long-term business prospects for suitable contractors.

## Notice

The DNWP will be the successor of the existing Decommissioning Delivery Partnership (DDP) which is due to end in March 2026. The DNWP multi partner framework has an estimate value of PS3.8bn - PS4.6bn over a 15 year duration. The scope for this procurement covers the full suite of construction, demolition related works, associated technical services (including safety case and design) and waste management required to deliver decommissioning tasks and projects. These works will be deployed across nuclear facilities on the Sellafield site that are in operations, post operation clean out (POCO), decommissioning or demolition stages of the asset lifecycle. This PIN is issued to the market by Sellafield in order to: (a) provide an update on the proposed timetable for the DNWP procurement; (b) give further information in relation to key aspects of the DNWP procurement, including lotting strategy and proposed scope; and (c) identify some of the key commercial terms proposed by Sellafield for the DNWP procurement. Organisations are invited to submit their views on the content of this PIN in response to the Lines of Enquiry set out in Appendix A. Organisations are requested to ensure responses are submitted no later than 21st April 2023. Organisations must register their interest, obtain further information for this notice and submit their response via the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Sellafield Ltd.'s E-procurement system, Atamis. This can be found at the following address: https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome Initial registration of your company is achieved by using the above site and then clicking on "Register Here". This PIN can be found via the ATAMIS portal ref C13376. This PIN is issued further to: (a) DNWP PIN 1 published 2 August 2022; (b) DNWP PIN 2 published 2 September 2022; and (c) DNWP PIN 3 published 16 December 2022. All previous PINs, and supporting information, are available on Sellafield's ATAMIS system (ATAMIS portal ref C13375).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7c51fb3-9481-48f8-a07c-b71d799a17bd |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Apr 2023 |
| 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 | SELLAFIELD LIMITED |
| Locality | WORKINGTON |
| Post town | Carlisle |
| Postcode | CA14 4HA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD1 Cumbria |
| ITL 3 | TLD13 Cumberland |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Electoral ward | Harrington |
| Westminster constituency | Whitehaven and Workington |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 22314000 - Designs
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
- 43320000 - Construction equipment
- 44421722 - Safety cases
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45100000 - Site preparation work
- 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
- 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
- 45111213 - Site-clearance work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45222110 - Waste disposal site construction work
- 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
- 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 79723000 - Waste analysis services
- 79933000 - Design support services
- 98391000 - Decommissioning services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2023 at 15:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7c51fb3-9481-48f8-a07c-b71d799a17bd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7c51fb3-9481-48f8-a07c-b71d799a17bd
  24th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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