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title: "Early Market Engagement"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY"
published: "2024-03-05"
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# Early Market Engagement

Buyer: NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b46117fe-1bec-4657-a199-6fd6657b440d

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## Summary

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is planning the procurement process for the Early Market Engagement titled "Project Javelin." This tender, falling under the IT services category, aims to optimise ICT services over the next 3 years. The engagement event will be held on 21st March 2024 at London Euston Hilton, offering insights into NDA's strategy without formal procurement. Managed Service Providers in various disciplines are encouraged to attend.

This early engagement event provides an opportunity for businesses to influence NDA's technical and procurement strategy. SMEs are particularly suited for this tender that focuses on enhanced group interoperability and value for money. Interested businesses in IT services consulting, software development, and related fields can participate in this event to gain valuable insights and potentially contribute to the NDA Javelin Programme.

## Notice

Dear Supplier, We are excited to invite you to attend our early market engagement event on Thursday 21st March 2024 - 10:30 to 13:30. Over the next 3 years the NDA Javelin programme will seek to procure, and transition the NDA group to a more optimised set of ICT services. This NDA Javelin Programme is being executed in order to: * Improve Group interoperability. * Provide a platform for Group services. * Establish a set of modern, secure, high-performing, scalable ICT services for consumption by the NDA Group. * Underpin the services with flexible contracts that focus on supplier performance and continual service improvement, with the ability to scale to meet the Group's ICT requirements now and over the next [7] years. * The initiative will leverage the Group's purchasing power to deliver competitively priced services that increase the value for money provided to taxpayers. * Implement HMG policy on service disaggregation. This event is being held at the outset of the journey - and as such is an opportunity for you to: * Learn a little more about our current thinking. * Comment on, and influence our strategy (both technical and procurement) It is not a "launch" or formal procurement event, but you should leave the day with a high level appreciation of: * Outline bundles * Potential timelines We nonetheless believe it will be of value to many of you, and undoubtedly to us - as we solidify our strategy, approach and plans. The agenda (which is to follow) will include a number of short presentations from members of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's management team, the Chief Information Officers of the NDA's Operating Companies, the Programme team and the Commercial Team. Following the presentations there will be a formal Q&A session followed by a more informal networking opportunity. Please note - we will not be covering, nor discussing professional services associated with the delivery of the programme - as such this event is best suited to Managed Service Providers in the SIAM, Service Desk? End User, Hosting, Application Management, Cloud and Network disciplines. The NDA Group will be holding the Project Javelin Supplier Engagement Day on the 21st March 2024 at the London Euston Hilton 17-18 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0HT (Attendance on a first RSVP basis). The session will commence at 10:30 and is due to finish around 13:30 We will send out further registration and login details to those who subscribe - along with a questionnaire that will be send to you to gain further insights and feedback on key issues that are raised during the day. We look forward to seeing many of you at the event, If you have any questions regarding the logistics of the Supplier Engagement Day please contact Many thanks David Penney NDA Project Javelin Commercial Lead Email: dave.penney@nda.gov.uk Mobile: 07843 535392

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95d35a94-a4bb-4b9d-baae-e7d0d3efaa45 |
| 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 | 5 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Mar 2024 |
| 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 | NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA3 6GR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Birchwood |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2024 at 13:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95d35a94-a4bb-4b9d-baae-e7d0d3efaa45

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95d35a94-a4bb-4b9d-baae-e7d0d3efaa45
  5th March 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

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