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See also

Competition News

06 October 2008
Agreement with NMP Ltd concludes Competition
NDA agreement with NMP Ltd signals conclusion of the Sellafield Parent Body competition.

11 July 2008
Sellafield Preferred Bidder Announcement
NDA announces that Nuclear Management Partners Ltd, consisting of Washington International Holdings Ltd., AMEC and AREVA NC is the Preferred Bidder in the competition to secure a Parent Body Organisation (PBO) for Sellafield Site Licence Company (SLC).

08 July 2008
NDA Response to Times Article
Contrary to inaccurate reports in the Times yesterday, ministers have not “whittled down the contenders” for the Sellafield competition.

11 June 2008
Sellafield Ltd PBO Competition
The NDA expects to announce the preferred bidder for the Sellafield Parent Body Organisation (PBO) Competition in July 2008.

31 March 2008
LLW Repository Contract Award
The contract award for the management and operation of the Low Level Waste Repository represents an historic milestone in the UK’s civil nuclear industry.

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What are we competing?

We will compete the Parent Body Organisation (PBO) contracts for share ownership and the provision of leadership and management personnel for the Site Licence Company (SLC) for NDA site(s).

Parent Body Organisations

The PBO provides:

  • the vision for the SLC in line with the NDA Strategy;
  • key personnel to be seconded into the SLC to provide the leadership, innovation and management support to the SLC to deliver best value for money whilst maintaining high safety, security and environmental standards;
  • knowledge and expertise in culture change and performance management; and
  • a reservoir of talent in the parent organisation(s), wide experience and a skill base to be deployed as appropriate.

The PBO will achieve earnings from SLC performance against agreed outputs.

Site Licence Companies

Site Licence Companies will:

  • be the enduring entity;
  • hold Management and Operation (M&O) contracts with the NDA;
  • be responsible for the day-to-day operation of NDA site(s);
  • be regulated by UK's independent regulators:
    • Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) on behalf of Health and Safety Executive (HSE);
    • Environment Agency;
    • Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA); and
    • Office of Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS);
  • hold the Nuclear Site Licence plus all other operational instruments/licences;
  • be substantially staffed from the existing work force; and
  • be the transferable entity for which the successful Parent Body Organisation will own the shares for the duration of their contract.

Site Licence Company Formation

We will form new SLCs which reflect the agreed bundled sites.

Sellafield Ltd
This SLC comprises Sellafield, including Calder Hall; Windscale & Capenhurst

Magnox North Ltd
This SLC comprises Chapelcross; Hunterston A; Trawsfynydd; Wylfa & Oldbury

Magnox South Ltd
This SLC comprises Berkeley; Bradwell; Dungeness A; Hinkley Point A & Sizewell A

Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
This SLC comprises the Dounreay site only

Research Sites Restoration Ltd
This SLC comprises the Harwell & Winfrith facilities

LLW Repository Limited
This SLC comprises the low level waste repository near Drigg in Cumbria

Springfields Fuels Ltd
This SLC comprises the Springfields plant near Preston, Lancashire

Structural Model for NDA Contracts

 
NDA Contracting Structure

    Figure 1 NDA Contracting Structure

1 Ownership of SLC shares

2 NDA Contract

3 Parent Company Agreement

4 Payment of dividends generated by SLC

5 Statutory Consultation

6 Regulatory Oversight of SLC / Licensing / Authorisation

Notes:

  • Nuclear Site Licensee is the enduring entity SLC.
  • Owner of SLC is the Parent Body Organisation(s).
  • NDA Primary Contract is with the SLC.
  • NDA Agreement is with the Parent Body Organisation.