--- title: "Provision of Advanced Waste Management Organisation (WMO) Knowledge and capability transfer to RWM" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED" published: "2019-04-18" --- # Provision of Advanced Waste Management Organisation (WMO) Knowledge and capability transfer to RWM Buyer: RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f96812a0-f7ce-45da-b20f-8906d0c45041.json) ## Summary The procurement process pertains to the provision of advanced waste management organisation knowledge and capability transfer to Radioactive Waste Management Limited (RWM). This initiative is classified under research and experimental development services and is located in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. Currently in the planning stage, the engagement end date is set for 2nd May 2019. The contracting authority, RWM, has emphasised that cooperation with Waste Management Organisations (WMOs) at advanced stages is vital for optimising their Geological Disposal Technical Programme (GDTP), which aims to deliver a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste management. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in waste management and environmental consultancy, particularly those with advanced capabilities in geological disposal or research facilities. Suppliers with expertise in international underground research laboratories, as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Engaging in this procurement process could enhance business growth by enabling firms to collaborate on crucial projects that support the UK's strategic waste management objectives. ## Notice Knowledge and capability transfer from Waste Management Organisations (WMOs) that are at a more advanced programme stage than RWM is a fundamental activity that RWM is committed to. Cooperation with our 'sister' WMOs has been highlighted as a corporate strength by our regulators and raised as a positive aspect of our programme by numerous key RWM stakeholders. In 2017 RWM developed a detailed Geological Disposal Technical Programme (GDTP). Along with siting, waste management and business support activities, GDTP will ultimately deliver Radioactive Waste Management's mission of delivering a geological disposal facility and providing radioactive waste management solutions. It will do this by delivering the construction, operation and closure of the Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) along with any support capabilities that are required to underpin delivery such as a research facility. RWM is interested in exploring the possibility that a number of these GDTP activities could be delivered, quicker, to a better standard, cheaper or in a more optimised manner, if RWM can benefit from co-operation with a WMO with a more advanced programme. We primarily see this as access to information and people. As well as access to information and people RWM also has a need to access and utilise international underground research laboratories (URLs) as part of our technical programme. This is because our 2009 position paper on 'Planning for Underground Investigations' [ ] concluded that there are significant benefits in integrating underground investigation activities and disposal facility construction activities. This decision means that RWM is not planning to develop a stand-alone URL, as part of the UK GDF programme. Based on current programme/siting assumptions, we are 15-20 years from construction, therefore, this gives RWM a window of over 20 years without access to a UK URL. Such access is nevertheless necessary to support both our technical development and demonstration programme as well as our siting and engagement activities. For this reason RWM remains committed to maintaining our links and co-operation with a network of URL's located in rock-types of relevance. This contract technical specification therefore seeks to support RWM's mission and delivery of the GDTP, by procuring access to information, expertise, capability, data and the facilities of a more advanced waste management organisation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac06f8ef-77b1-4b99-8686-8b8110fd7521 | | 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 | 18 Apr 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 May 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, OXFORDSHIRE | | 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 - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services ## Release History - 18 Apr 2019 at 09:43 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac06f8ef-77b1-4b99-8686-8b8110fd7521 - 17 Apr 2019 at 15:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac06f8ef-77b1-4b99-8686-8b8110fd7521 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac06f8ef-77b1-4b99-8686-8b8110fd7521 18th April 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/23cd335d-e136-43a1-8dec-5f2912fdd742 Provision of Advanced Waste Management Organisation (WMO) Knowledge and capability transfer to RWM - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4f66556f-73da-4fd8-ad59-fd084f8b5559 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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