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.
- How to apply
- Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ā
- 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 eā¦[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
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 factsEvery fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.
- 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)
- 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)
- E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
āGBā
Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)
- E4
Tenders must be submitted by 22 Jul 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
ā2024-07-22T12:00:00+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)
- E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
āThe 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- E12
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
ātenderā
Document 88b78ec6-b954-4000-a5a3-a5337d33e3f6-761521, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:08 UTC Ā· source (opens in a new tab)
- 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)
- E14
The notice was published on 19 Jun 2024.
ā2024-06-19T14:06:41+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)
- 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)
- 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)
- E17
The stated value is GBP 300,000.
ā300000 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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