04 December 2008
Socio Economic Panel
Panel to consider funding requests under £100,000.
05 November 2008
7th National Stakeholder Group Meeting
The National Stakeholder Group allows declared stakeholders to engage with NDA on various issues of national interest.
07 October 2008
Socio Economic Panel
Panel to consider funding requests under £100,000.
Press Enquiries
For urgent enquiries out of office hours, please use the mobile phone numbers below:
Bill Hamilton
Head of Communications
Office: 01925 802193
Mobile: 07816 315132
Brian Hough
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802177
Mobile: 07812 554009
Richard Flynn
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802075
Mobile: 07812 553965
Pip Hatt
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802255
Mobile: 07837 042539
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.
12 March 2008
Speculation concerning Sellafield Competition
NDA responds to recent speculation within the media.
03 March 2008
Support for Sellafield Ltd Management Team
A small team of senior NDA managers will support Sellafield Ltd executive team through the transition period as a preferred bidder emerges from the competition process.
21 December 2007
Final Tenders Issued for Sellafield Contract
We confirm that invitations to submit final tenders have been issued for Sellafield Parent Body Organisation (PBO).
NDA Response to Media Speculation concerning the Sellafield Competition
12 March 2008
It is inevitable as we get closer to the conclusion of this important competition that media will speculate and some stakeholders will offer personal comment.
Recent speculation as to certain bidders being ahead or behind others is clearly without any foundation given that we have not yet received final bids. We have been scrupulous in following the process so far and we will continue that way.
Following the conclusion of dialogue in November 2007, the Invitation To Submit Final Tenders (ITSFT) was issued to all four bidders on 21 December 2007. The competitive dialogue process does not allow NDA to make material changes to its expression of requirements following the conclusion of dialogue and the release of the ITSFT. Therefore suggestions that recent departures from the NDA have added confusion to the competition cannot be valid. None of those named in the media were part of the competition team, nor were they part of the tender evaluation team.
The Sellafield competition has been scrutinised by Government via three separate processes:
- a Partnerships UK Review (on behalf of DBERR);
- the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Gateway Review process; and
- the Treasury’s Major Projects Review Group (MPRG).
All have commended the NDA for the thoroughness of its work to date and the strength in depth of its team.
Final tenders are expected from bidders by 7 April 2008. These bids will then be evaluated using objective and relevant criteria. Following that process, and subject to Government approval, we will enter into final clarifications with the preferred bidder before moving to award of contract later this year.
In summary, the Sellafield competition remains on track and the NDA has the team in place to bring it to a successful conclusion.