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# AWE PLC · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/awe-plc-gov-pb1442). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** AWE PLC is a UK Contracting Authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 95 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** AWE PLC
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-131422` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 95
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £131m (median award: £117k) across 24 of 24 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (AWE PLC), govuk-organisations (AWE Nuclear Security Technologies), govuk-organisations (Atomic Weapons Establishment)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/awe-plc-gov-pb1442

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 67% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 40 (91%), Framework: 4 (9%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 20 (45%), Route not published: 13 (30%), Selective: 8 (18%), Limited / restricted: 2 (5%), Open: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 3 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[MHP Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mhp-group-limited-coh-14106014):** 2 procedures
2. **[BOC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boc-ltd-coh-00337663):** 1 procedures
3. **[CLIP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clip-limited-coh-00933144):** 1 procedures
4. **[AVVIO REPLY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/avvio-reply-limited-coh-02865104):** 1 procedures
5. **[ROCKLEY WATERSPORTS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rockley-watersports-limited-coh-03722559):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[DSM Demolition](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dsm-demolition-coh-02266325):** £100m · [Demolition Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/demolition-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-0592bc)
2. **[BOC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boc-ltd-coh-00337663):** £19m · [Industrial, Medical and Special Gases and Associated Equipment and Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/industrial-medical-and-special-gases-and-associated-equipment-and-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c963)
3. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £4.5m · [Minor Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/minor-works-ocds-h6vhtk-0674d5)
4. **Withheld Section 108 Supplier:** £3.3m · [Cost Consultancy Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cost-consultancy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06955c)
5. **Withheld Section94 supplier:** £1.0m · [Project_3623](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-3623-ocds-h6vhtk-06ea46) · Awarded: 21 Aug 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full AWE PLC intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/awe-plc-gov-pb1442#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/awe-plc-gov-pb1442
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt
