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Board Effectiveness Review[E16]

Cumbria, United KingdomNuclear Decommissioning Authority[E1]

In plain English

What they want
The UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code") requires that boards undertake a formal and rigorous review of their performance, the performance of their committees, chair, and individual directors, on an annual basis.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 22 Jul 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 22 Jul 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 19 Jun 2024.
Value
GBP 300,000
Buyer
Nuclear Decommissioning AuthoritySee what else this buyer buys and when.
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
22 Jul 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value[E17]
GBP 300,000
Published[E14]
19 Jun 2024
Procedure[E13]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Last checked
4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

The UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code") requires that boards undertake a formal and rigorous review of their performance, the performance of their committees, chair, and individual directors, on an annual basis. Whilst, as a body corporate governed through the Energy Act 2004, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is not subject to the requirements of the Code, the NDA and its group companies are required by HM Government (HMG) to comply with the Code insofar as it is practicable. The NDA group is made up of the NDA, an executive non-departmental public body, and four operating companies: • Sellafield Ltd • Nuclear Restorations Services Ltd • Nuclear Waste Services Ltd • Nuclear Transport Solutions Ltd The NDA wishes to retain a supplier to support the delivery of performance reviews for the NDA Board and the boards of each of its four operating companies. The reviews will not only have to be carried out in line with best practice corporate governance but also the HMG guidance document "Board effectiveness reviews: principles and resources for arm's-length bodies and sponsoring departments". Key takeaways from the HMG guidance are to focus on both outcomes and behaviours, and delivering a robust review which picks up public sector themes such as Managing Public Money and views from sponsoring departments. The NDA wants a common approach to be taken across the group on performance reviews, and therefore one provider to provide broadly the same standardised reviews. In line with good governance this will include one externally facilitated review of e…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
  • ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
  • ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen Ā· 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC

    The deadline (2024-07-22T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 79313000 (Performance review services).

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    ā€œGBā€

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 22 Jul 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.

    ā€œ2024-07-22T12:00:00+01:00ā€

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    ā€œThe UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Code") requires that boards undertake a formal and rigorous review of their performance, the performance of their committees, chair, and individual directors, on an annual basis. Whilst, as a body corporate governed through the Energy Act 2ā€¦ā€

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: Isle of Man.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    Delivery location: United Kingdom.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    Delivery location: Channel Islands.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Delivery location: Europe.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    Delivery location: Rest of the World.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    ā€œtenderā€

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  13. E13

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  14. E14

    The notice was published on 19 Jun 2024.

    ā€œ2024-06-19T14:06:41+01:00ā€

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  15. E15

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  16. E16

    The notice is titled "Board Effectiveness Review".

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

  17. E17

    The stated value is GBP 300,000.

    ā€œ300000 GBPā€

    Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)

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