UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services has a scope of work for the “Southern Trenches Interim Membrane (STIM) Contract”, which forms part of the Repository Development portfolio of work at the LLW Repository facility near Drigg Village in Cumbria, England.<br/><br/>The work consists of civil engineering works associated with installing an engineered interim trench cap over the Southern Trenches. In summary, the scope is to provide labour, equipment, materials, project management and supervision to complete the work. Work also includes establishment and maintenance of site offices, welfare and all associated temporary works.

Nuclear Waste Services intend to issue a procurement for Repository Development Programme (RDP) Independent Construction Quality Assurance (ICQA) later in 2023. The Repository Development Programme will install the necessary closure engineering works required to provide both short-term and long-term environmental protection for the waste currently disposed in Vault 8 and the adjacent trenches. ICQA is required to mitigate the potential risk of failure of the closure engineering works due to substandard materials and workmanship. An ICQA Consultant specialist organisation is required to deliver Independent Construction Quality Assurance. CQA engineers and inspectors must have either of the route A or route B qualifications described in the ‘Landfill Operators: Environmental Permits’ document published online by the Environment agency.

Nuclear Waste Services brings together the UK’s leading nuclear waste management capabilities. We have integrated the expertise of Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR), Radioactive Waste Management (RWM), and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group’s Integrated Waste Management Programme (IWMP). This creates an organisation focused on the management of the UK’s nuclear waste, safely and securely for generations to come. <br/><br/>Established in 1959, the LLWR accepts low-level radioactive waste from all over the country and disposes of it in a way that protects people and the environment.<br/><br/>The two potential contracts covered by this PIN are:<br/><br/>1 - Site Works & Demolition<br/>To facilitate delivery of site works for the aforementioned scope, the following capabilities are being sort from the supply-chain: <br/> <br/>Multidiscipline site works delivery encompassing minor civils, mechanical and CE&I installations, testing and commissioning. <br/> <br/>Production of single discipline and / or low complexity detailed design outputs and solutions for self-delivery (design and build) or subcontract delivery via supply-chain. <br/> <br/>Demolition and land remediation capability, including access to specialist services via supply-chain network for example, environmental / contamination analysis, waste management <br/> <br/>Capability for handling and removal of asbestos, and ground contaminants associated with Royal Ordnance Factory legacy products.<br/><br/><br/>2 - Design & Professional Services <br/>Production of approved multi-discipline (CS&A, Mechanical, CE&I) design and engineering outputs and solutions for the entire design and facility lifecycles (concept, optioneering, engineering studies, optimisation and value engineering, preliminary and detailed design, design support to the installation contractor during construction/installation and commissioning, production of as-built information, modifications to operational facilities, decommissioning and demolition) .

Nuclear Waste Services intend to issue a procurement for a Transformation Support Partner later in 2023. The Support Partner will provide solutions and expertise to the NWS Transformation programme as we look to move forward with the integration of our business and seek to develop an alternative operating structure to effectively deliver our major programmes.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a joint trading name of both LLW Repository Limited (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Limited (RWM). NWS is a division of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) which includes RWM and LLWR. NWS is not a legal entity but provides strategic oversight over the operation and development of these businesses through a management board governance structure. <br/>Further information on NWS can be found at <br/><br/>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about <br/><br/>Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), through its Waste Services line of business, provides a Metallic Waste Treatment Service (MWTS) to both NDA and non-NDA customers. The service was established with the primary aim of prolonging the life of the repository through diverting metallic waste away from disposal at the LLWR to treatment providers with the capability of processing the metallic waste to enable it to be recycled into new products or conditioned for optimised disposal. In line with the UK Government’s Solid LLW Strategy and the Waste Management Hierarchy, this provides a more sustainable solution and extends the life of the LLWR site by reducing the volume of waste requiring disposal.

LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a UK nuclear waste management company that provides services to UK customers to treat and dispose of low level radioactive waste. On behalf of the UK‘s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, we manage the national low level waste repository in West Cumbria and oversee a national low level waste programme to ensure that lower activity radioactive waste is managed effectively across the UK.<br/>We intend to procure a 4-year framework agreement, divided into 4 lots, for the provision of packaging and associated services for radioactive wastes on behalf of our customers.<br/>The proposed Framework may be accessed via NWS and will be for use by organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS. These organisations include private sector bodies, plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the categories stated in the Customer List document in Atamis.

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a joint trading name of both LLW Repository Limited (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Limited (RWM). NWS is a division of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) which includes RWM and LLWR. NWS is not a legal entity but provides strategic oversight over the operation and development of these businesses through a management board governance structure. NWS is proceeding with significant civil engineering activities to fill and make safe a waste disposal area for the long-term environmental protection. These activities form the Repository Development portfolio and are based at the LLW Repository facility near Drigg Village in Cumbria, England. Repository Development is a long-term portfolio of works that will provide disposal capacity and protection of low-level nuclear waste over the next 107 years, or until the end life of the Repository Site. In the shorter term the portfolio, over the next 15 years will install closure engineering works for short and long-term environmental protection for wastes currently disposed in Vault 8 and the adjacent trenches. This scope of works has been previously referred to as Repository Development Programme - Tranche 1 Main Civils and has been communicated to the market in early 2022. The works over the next 15 years have been considered, and optimised detailed designs completed. More recently, the delivery strategy for the works has been further developed and subsequently split into projects that deliver a key benefit to the closure of Vault 8 and adjacent trenches. NWS are now looking at the route to market for the Southern Trench Cap Interim Membrane Replacement Project (STIM). The new procurement is seeking to mobilise a competent civils contractor to be mobilised by the end of March 2024. This may be placed as a standalone contract or as a contract placed under a Framework arrangement. This procurement is required to enable delivery of the South Trench Cap Membrane Replacement Package for Repository Development within the Waste Operations Portfolio. The estimated value for completion of STIM is £35 - 45million. NWS is currently seeking feedback on the potential public frameworks that may be suitable for the procurement. The route to market decision will be based on market feedback and the ongoing development of the NWS procurement documents. Organisations are invited to submit responses via NWS's ATAMIS system to the "Lines of Enquiry" set out in Appendix A of "NWS - Repository Development PIN Jan 2023" which can be accessed against Record Ref C12321 once logged into Atamis - https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a joint trading name of both LLW Repository Limited (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Limited (RWM). NWS is a division of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) which includes RWM and LLWR. NWS is not a legal entity but provides strategic oversight over the operation and development of these businesses through a management board governance structure.<br/><br/>NWS is proceeding with significant civil engineering activities to fill and make safe a waste disposal area for the long-term environmental protection. These activities form the Repository Development portfolio and are based at the LLW Repository facility near Drigg Village in Cumbria, England.

LLWR TA Nuclear Waste Services aims to provide access to a new Road Transport Framework for our customers with a Waste Services Contract. The new Framework will build upon elements of previous agreements, further developed based on customer feedback, market knowledge and learning from experience. The anticipated value of the Framework will be £6 million over a 4 year period although the agreement is formally zero value. The Framework will: • Include Road Transport Services, inclusive of ocean freight management • Support logistics services associated with the UK Nuclear Industry • Provide vehicles, trailers and specialist equipment (inclusive of all tie down/restraint equipment) as requested • Operate on a pass-through basis for charges from suppliers through to customers