LLWR Waste Characterisation Services

Concepts

• hazardous waste
• llwr
• llwr waste characterisation services
• calderbridge
• nda’s low level waste
• waste services contract
• logistic services
• management of solid low level radioactive waste
• national waste programme
• portfolio of waste

Location

Calderbridge

Description

As part of its role as NDA’s Low Level Waste management contractor, LLWR is leading the implementation of the UK Strategy for the Management of Solid Low Level Radioactive Waste from the Nuclear Industry through the National Waste Programme for Lower Activity Wastes. LLWR offers a portfolio of Waste and Logistic Services that can be accessed by Customers via the Waste Services Contract they hold with LLWR. LLWR has procured a 4-year framework agreement with 6 suppliers for radioactive waste characterisation needs. The estimated value is £14m over 4 years, although the agreement is formally zero-value with no spend guaranteed. Organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract will be able to access services under the framework agreement via LLWR. These organisations include private sector bodies plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the categories stated in Section VI Complementary Information.

Total Quantity or Scope

LLWR has procured 4-year framework agreement with 6 suppliers for a range of radioactive waste characterisation needs, including: • Pre-operational investigations; • On-site sampling operations; • Packaging; • Transport; • Analysis; • Interpretation, reporting and option identification; • Measurement services; • Sample retention and disposal.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories may utilise the Framework via a Waste Services Contract with LLWR: 1. Any of the following and their future successors: (a) Ministerial government departments; (b) Non-ministerial government departments; (c) Executive agencies of government; (d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs; (e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs); (f) Police forces; (g) Fire and rescue services; (h) Ambulance services; (i) Maritime and coastguard agency services; (j) NHS bodies; (k) Educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities; (l) Hospices; (m) National Parks; (n) Housing associations, including registered social landlords; (o) Third sector and charities; (p) Citizens advice bodies; (q) Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils; (r) Public corporations; (s) Public financial bodies or institutions; (t) Public pension funds; (u) Central banks; and (v) Civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations. 2. Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link. 3. Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/public... or any replacement or updated web-link. 4. Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of “Contracting Authority” in regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and/or Schedule 1 PCR.