--- title: "The Sellafield Colleague Development Programme (CDP)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SELLAFIELD" published: "2021-04-13" --- # The Sellafield Colleague Development Programme (CDP) Buyer: SELLAFIELD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c9b170b-a26d-4717-80c1-27c50ca8e495.json) ## Summary The Sellafield Colleague Development Programme (CDP) is currently in the planning stage, initiated by Sellafield, which aims to develop delivery experts and leaders for complex environments. The programme, classified under education and training services, targets locations in the North West of England, specifically at Calder Bridge, Seascale, CA20 1PG. A key milestone, the engagement end date, is set for 9th April 2022. Potential suppliers are encouraged to participate in this tender process, which emphasises a mixed economy approach, involving higher education institutions as well as micro businesses and SMEs. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in educational and training services, particularly those with experience in leadership development within public sector environments. Companies that provide mentoring, coaching, and informal learning styles are well-suited to contribute to the CDP. Furthermore, local firms already engaged in the Sellafield supply chain, along with SMEs bringing specialised expertise from across the UK, are encouraged to form alliances or subcontract to create comprehensive training solutions that align with the programme’s objectives. ## Notice The Sellafield Colleague Development Programme (CDP) is a programme currently in the design phase. The CDP will create cohorts of delivery experts/leaders/decision makers/enablers who understand the predicators of successful delivery in complex environments, the potential hurdles and pitfalls, how to mitigate them and behaviours to maximise their impact on the achievement of the delivery of the Enterprise Strategy. It will align with the government's Major Projects Leadership Academy . Further details are available in CTM RFT13162 which suppliers can access once registered on CTM. The CDP Team seeks to appoint a 'mixed economy' of providers: A single, high calibre, higher education establishment (or a set of establishments working together) with significant experience and expertise in developing and delivering a similar type of programme across Government or large scale public sector organisations. A range of micro businesses and SMEs who are able to work together, either through a formal alliance or sub-contracting arrangement, to provide a more informal learning style e.g. mentoring, coaching, action learning, small group work. This will provide the participants with the opportunity to utilise their newly found skills in their working environment and support the continued learning. These provides are key to 'hard wiring' the new behaviours and mindset across the enterprise. It is anticipated some of these businesses may be located locally and already be part of the Sellafield Supply Chain and others will be located elsewhere in the UK bringing significant specialist subject matter expertise. Additional information: The brief to providers as part of the Invitation to tender (ITT) will provide the outcomes the CDP wishes to achieve and some guidance as to the type of programme we wish to commission, however there will be scope for providers to respond to the tender using their experience of how these outcomes can be best achieved. A key part of the provider brief will be to ensure a single consistent message between the higher education provider and the other providers which will be set out in the performance management requirements for the contract. We expect some part of the performance management requirement to be outcomes based. Providers will be expected to use a range of methods of learning and development to achieve the outcomes. Experience in this area shows that in order to achieve the best possible outcomes and achieve the maximum value for money and return on investment at least some of the programme should be immersive i.e. participants will undertake some of the programme at an offsite location on a face to face basis, taking them away from the workplace and creating a shared learning experience with their peers on the programme. The proportion of the programme requiring residential stays is yet to be agreed, balancing the immersive learning outcomes with value for money, but there will be an expectation that participants will be able to be free of other work commitments during the programme modules. Some aspects of the programme will be suitable to be delivered locally or virtually. Learning from similar programmes demonstrates that the deep emotional experience of undertaking this type of programme means that it is not suitable to be delivered wholly or substantially virtually as the course facilitators need to be able to ensure psychological safety is maintained throughout the learning experience. The CDP will be a bespoke programme agreed with the preferred provider, however there may be some benefits of participants joining modules with participants from other industries in order to share learning and experiences and to experience different ways of doing things outside the nuclear industry. In summary the provider brief, as part of the ITT, will look to set out the key objectives and outcomes to be achieved by the CDP but it will not set out in a curriculum style during the procurement process. On award of contract the CDP Team will work with the preferred provider to finalise the programme with the PIP Programme Board approving the final content. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83ae9d5e-5ff2-4cb4-bf42-9ad78bd472bf | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Apr 2022 | | 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 | | Locality | SEASCALE | | Post town | Carlisle | | Postcode | CA20 1PG | | 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 | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 13 Apr 2021 at 07:38 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83ae9d5e-5ff2-4cb4-bf42-9ad78bd472bf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83ae9d5e-5ff2-4cb4-bf42-9ad78bd472bf 13th April 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/shared-services-alliance-ssa-for-nuclear-decommissioning-estate ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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