Forthcoming Events
08 May 2009
Socio Economic Panel
Panel to consider funding requests under £100,000.
11 June 2009
Socio Economic Panel
Panel to consider funding requests under £100,000.
17 June 2009
8th National Stakeholder Group Meeting
This meeting is by invitation only. It allows declared stakeholders to engage with NDA on various issues of national interest.
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
Rachael Collins
Communications Manager
Office: 01925 802255
Mobile: 07971 918968
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Other News on LLWR Competition
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.
13 September 2006
LLWR Competition Shortlist Announced
Three bidders qualify to be invited to tender for the Low Level Waste Management Contract.
26 April 2006
NDA seeks 'strong field' for competition
The NDA hold an industry day to provide potential contractors the background, criteria and process for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s first ever competition.
10 April 2006
Search is on for nuclear waste management contract
Following Government approval of the Nuclear Deommissioning Authority's Strategy, the search is now underway for the first competiton.
NDA seeks 'strong field' for competition - all contractors cleared to enter
26 April 2006
A special Industry Day to explain to potential contractors the background, criteria and process for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s first ever competition proved extremely beneficial. Over 150 individuals, met at Rheged Discovery Centre in Cumbria on the 25th April. They received presentations from NDA officials and had the opportunity to debate the nature of the contract that will be awarded in 2007 for the management of the Low Level Waste Repository and associated work.
The NDA's aim is to use competition to find contractors able to deliver safe, environmentally responsible, cost-effective and accelerated clean-up. An open and transparent competition process is essential to this process, as is ensuring the strongest possible bidding list to maximise competition for each of the site competitions and the sale of BNG.
The NDA wants a strong field to to enter the first and all other NDA competition processes. Competitions should be transparent and free from unnecessary or unfair barriers to any contractors wishing to enter the process, whatever role they currently have or have had in the past.
The nuclear decommissioning market has evolved significantly over the last 12 to 18 months as some tier one contractors have started to bring in outside support, form partnerships and explore alliances, and the tier 2 market has become increasingly open to competition. The NDA supports this and wants to see organisations or consortiums that will bring the expertise and innovation needed to deliver its remit.
Contractors that pass the pre-qualification criteria will be entitled to the same information on which to base their bids and the NDA is satisfied that the opportunities ahead will be open to all who are interested and able to demonstrate their suitability, including on grounds of safety performance. Only a body which has an unfair competitive advantage would be excluded. Careful consideration has been given to Bechtel given their previous involvement, as well as other companies currently working with UKAEA and BNG and the NDA has concluded that there is no reason to prevent them from entering the competition process.