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Published 22 Aug 2025, 08:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

L&D Review, L&D Model Deployment, Centre of Expertise and NDA Review and Strategic Alignment

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£154,875published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to The Talent Foundry Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Strategic review of the NDA and the NDA group’s People Function and organisational design to support transformation, cost savings, and alignment with Strategic Review 25 and the Public Bodies Review.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
79414000 Human resources management consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Aug 2025, 08:47 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2025, 11:55 BST
Authority reference
C25307
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054232
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058c77 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Talent Foundry is uniquely positioned to deliver this work with the speed, insight, and quality required. Their prior experience, sectoral expertise, and specialist skills make them the only viable provider for this engagement. A single-source approach is therefore justified to ensure continuity, strategic alignment and timely delivery of critical outcomes.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Sept 2025 → 5 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    3 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 11:55 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 08:47 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 12:49 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    5 Sept 2025, 11:55 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £154,8751 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Talent Foundry LtdL&D Review, L&D Model Deployment, Centre of Expertise and NDA Review & Strategy8 Sept 2025 – 31 Dec 2025£154,875same award published again · counted once21 Aug 2025standstill to 3 Sept 2025Standstill
The Talent Foundry Ltd£154,875 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • L&D Review, L&D Model Deployment, Centre of Expertise and NDA Review & Strategy · The Talent Foundry Ltd

    Signed
    4 Sept 2025
    Value
    £154,875
    Period
    8 Sept 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Deliverables
    • Deliverables, Deliverables ran to proposed timelines and costings and in line with the Specification. Confirmation by the Authority of completion of deliverables by agreed dates.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVDH-2346-PXDL Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row, Cumbria, North West, CA24 3HUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Talent Foundry LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDGT-6456-YMTJ 33 Chester Road West, DEESIDE, Wales, CH5 1SAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender