# Asbestos Innovation Partnership Reference number: NDA9/00869

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Sellafield.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Sellafield](/buyers/sellafield/contract-awards)
- Published: 27 April 2022
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: fd43da0e-f55f-4d39-8027-4719bc87979a-532299
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-951c730e-418c-475c-be3e-1b5786134bfa

## Description

The procurement over 8 \+1 \+1 years will provide a fully operational service \(Technology Readiness Level \(TRL\) 9\) through the delivery of an innovative treatment solution for both radiologically-contaminated and non-contaminated asbestos / ACM\.The aim of the new service to make "re-use" the preferred management option and disposal the least preferred management option \(in alignment with the waste hierarchy\), and to thereby decrease the risks and hazards associated with asbestos/ACM handling and management\. The procurement will start with up to a 12 month R&D and Testing phase awarding up to 3 suppliers £0-£4M per supplier\. Phase 2 is a 4 year Build / Pilot Operations \(inactive and active demonstrators \(up to 2 suppliers, capped budget of £27m each\) and a 1 Year Fully Operational Service, \(up to 2 suppliers, capped budget of £7m each\) Additional information: The procurement over 8 \+1 \+1 years will provide a fully operational service \(Technology Readiness Level \(TRL\) 9\) through the delivery of an innovative treatment solution for both radiologically-contaminated and non-contaminated asbestos / ACM\. The aim of the new service to make "re-use" the preferred management option and disposal the least preferred management option \(in alignment with the waste hierarchy\), and to thereby decrease the risks and hazards associated with asbestos/ACM handling and management\. The procurement will start with up to a 12 month R&D and Testing phase awarding up to 3 suppliers £0-£4M per supplier\. The next phase is a 4 year Build / Pilot Operations \(inactive and active demonstrators \(up to 2 suppliers, capped budget of £27m each\) and finally a 1 Year Fully Operational Service,, \(up to 2 suppliers, capped budget of £7m each\)\. The work will be managed and coordinated by the NDA but may novate over to NWS at the build stage\. The NDA shall host an engagement event on 10am - 1pm Wednesday 18th May 2022 to register your attendance please email: procurement\.inbox@nda\.gov\.uk for this requirement\. Please type in the header "Asbestos Innovation Partnership"\. This supplier event will be carried out via a Microsoft teams conference\. The NDA would like a maximum of 2 members of staff per supplier\. This contract maybe classified as services or works depending on whether the potential supplier has access to plant or whether they will need to build a plant\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd43da0e-f55f-4d39-8027-4719bc87979a-532299)