HR Support Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Waste Services Limited (Public body)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD1)

Awarded value£165,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to The Talent Foundry Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supplier to provide support with the review and development of a HR Plan aligned to the SWS Strategic Review Process. Stages of work will align to HR Plan waves and will support strategic workforce plan development and the deployment of the NWS future state model. This will involve seeking engagement and building model options for approval and deployment planning, including organisational design planning and model support to meet future fit requirements, design principles and strategic needs which will align to the below Milestones, this agreement does not guarantee all milestones will be required and is indicative.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

79600000 Recruitment services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 16 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
Last source update: 16 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
Authority reference: C27764
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065921
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cdf8 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
16 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
16 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £165,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Talent Foundry Ltd16 Oct 2025 – 30 May 2026 · up to 30 May 2027Extensions: An additional 12 months upon agreement between parties.	£165,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 05608448 · GB-PPON: PNWB-5846-DYCH Pelham House Pelham Drive, Seascale, North West, CA20 1DBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The Talent Foundry LtdAwarded supplier Mechanics House, 12 Chester Road, Pentre, Deeside, Wales, CH5 2AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2025, 13:56 BST