CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Other (Please specify): nuclear

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): nuclear

Sellafield Limited

Magnox Limited

LLW Repository Ltd

International Nuclear Services

Dounreay Site Restoration Limited

Environmental Agency

Direct Rail Services Limited

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Radioactive Waste Management Limited

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Limited

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

The Provision of Knowledge Management Services on behalf of the Share Service Alliance.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Various sites across the United Kingdom.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Share Service Alliance Framework Agreement for the Provision of knowledge Management Services. To establish a framework contract for ‘Hands on Support’ in the delivery of knowledge management improvement plans across the NDA estate, which comprises of the NDA, NDA Subsidiaries, SLC's and Associated Companies. The improvement plans will be produced by each of the individual businesses and are based on a Knowledge Management Maturity Assessment (KMMA), which has been developed to identify and target areas for improvement. The KMMA is an annual assessment which is target driven to attain and recognise best practice within the estate.

It is expected that the successful contractor will bring developed tools and techniques to enable the successful delivery of the individual improvement plans for the following areas, but not limited to:

— Knowledge Sharing,

— Communities of Practice,

— Project Learning,

— Peer-to-Peer Collaboration,

— Knowledge Risks,

— Collective Risks,

— Individual Risks.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

NNL000020

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice