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# NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED is a UK Contracting Authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 149 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-3857752` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 149
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.5m (median award: £78k) across 50 of 50 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED), govuk-organisations (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory), govuk-organisations (National Nuclear Laboratory)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 100% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 87 (89%), Framework: 11 (11%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 35 (36%), Direct award: 34 (35%), Limited / restricted: 15 (15%), Open: 11 (11%), Selective: 3 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 13 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 12 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 12 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Laboratory, optical and precision](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/laboratory-optical-and-precision-equipments-excl-glasses-38000000) (CPV 38):** 10 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[NORTH WEST PROJECTS LIMITED (trading as ACTEMIUM DESIGN UK)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-west-projects-limited-trading-as-actemium-design-uk-coh-02089134):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Stantec UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stantec-uk-limited-coh-01188070):** 2 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[Nuvia Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nuvia-limited-coh-02063786):** 2 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[Crimson Industrial Vision Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crimson-industrial-vision-ltd-coh-07187617):** 2 procedures
5. **[GROUNDH2O PLUS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/groundh2o-plus-limited-coh-10497068):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Siemens Industry Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/siemens-industry-software-limited-coh-03476850):** £975k · [PROCESS MODELLING SOFTWARE](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/process-modelling-software-ocds-h6vhtk-04e8c8) · Awarded: 6 May 2025
2. **[NORTH WEST PROJECTS LIMITED (trading as ACTEMIUM DESIGN UK)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-west-projects-limited-trading-as-actemium-design-uk-coh-02089134):** £888k · [Preliminary Design Call-off Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-design-call-off-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06e890) · Awarded: 1 Jul 2026
3. **[Elsevier B.V.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elsevier-b-v-GB-FTS-91327):** £647k · [Journal Access](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scientific-journal-access-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca50) · Awarded: 29 Jul 2026
4. **[Energy, Safety and Risk Consultants (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/energy-safety-and-risk-consultants-uk-limited-coh-07825532):** £603k · [Provision of ANSWERS/FISPIN Nuclear Software Codes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-answers-fispin-nuclear-software-codes-ocds-h6vhtk-06e816)
5. **[University of Birmingham](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-birmingham-coh-rc000645):** £300k · [Integrated Intelligent Safe Environment Phase 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-intelligent-safe-environment-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b1)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 30
- **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 NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt