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13 June 2007
Industry Seminar Reveals Competition Detail
On 14 June potential bidders find out about the competition for a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) for the Magnox South Site Licence Company (SLC).
10 April 2007
Competition Launched for Magnox South PBO
The NDA announces competition for a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) for the Magnox South SLC.
25 July 2006
Accelerated Magnox Decommissioning Business Case
Works starts on business case to accelerate decommissioning of Magnox reactors sites within around 25 years.
15 September 2005
Extension of Life for Dungeness B
British Energy announced completion of technical and economic evaluation, and decision to extend Dungeness B's accounting life for 10 years to 2018.
The Magnox South SLC's activities encompass the decommissioning of five Magnox sites in the south of England:
A competition to select a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) to provide business leadership, innovation and change management for this Magnox South Site Licence Company (SLC) began in 2007.
Milestones
5 April 2007 - Prior Information Notice (PIN) published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)
14 June 2007 - Industry Seminar held
View Audio-Video Presentations via links from the Industry Seminar
June - August 2007 - Market engagement activity
3 October 2007 - Competition Update
Current Status
The market engagement showed that there is
- strong interest in competing to be the Parent Body for sites not covered by the exisiting Sellafield and LLWR competitions; and
- issues around the sequencing, scope and timing of the remaining competitions, including the Magnox South Ltd PBO competition.
As a result, we announced on the 3 October 2007 that we would reflect on industry feedback and review the remaining elements of the competition schedule with Government.
The pre-qualifiaction questionnaire (PQQ) for the Magnox South Ltd PBO competition is therefore on hold. The pause in the competition process enables us and Government to consider lessons learnt from the first two competitions and review the best way forward to:
- maximise the value for money in acheiving the NDA's mission;
- ensure market feedback is taken into account; and
- secure a competitive market to support the drive for efficiencies and innovation.
The NDA's Draft Business Plan for 2008-11, published for consultation on 7 November 2007, refers to the pause in this competition.
See Draft Business Plan 2008-2001
Any specific enquiries regarding this competition should be made to magnox.south@nda.gov.uk