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# Office for Nuclear Regulation · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-for-nuclear-regulation-gov-pc1059). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Office for Nuclear Regulation is a Central government based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 23 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Office for Nuclear Regulation
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDYX-2871-VYZY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 23
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.0m (median award: £425k) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Office for Nuclear Regulation)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-for-nuclear-regulation-gov-pc1059

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 22.5 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 7 (88%), Framework: 1 (13%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 6 (75%), Limited / restricted: 1 (13%), Route not published: 1 (13%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 2 notices, last 24 months (25% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 1 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-manchester-coh-rc000797):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Chartered Institute for Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chartered-institute-for-ergonomics-and-human-factors-ciehf-GB-CHC-1161870):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[UKHSA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ukhsa-GB-FTS-163394):** 2 procedures
4. **[HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hays-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-00975677):** 1 procedures
5. **[Shared Services Connected Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/shared-services-connected-limited-sscl-coh-08460577):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-manchester-coh-rc000797):** £4.8m · [ONR1150 - Provision of a Graphite Technical Advisory Committee (GTAC) and Research in the Area of Nuclear Graphite Structural Integrity](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-research-and-advice-in-the-area-of-nuclear-graphite-ee-gtac-and-r-ocds-h6vhtk-06b92b) · Awarded: 6 Aug 2026
2. **[Shared Services Connected Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/shared-services-connected-limited-sscl-coh-08460577):** £3.3m · [Shared Services Connected Limited](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/onr-call-off-order-form-coof-from-the-independent-shared-service-centre-two-issc2-framewor-ocds-h6vhtk-056a34)
3. **[STRENGTHS UNLEASHED LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/strengths-unleashed-limited-coh-10733979):** £750k · [ONR1141 - Provision of Development, Coaching and Facilitation Services to Senior Leaders in the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-development-coaching-and-facilitation-services-to-senior-leaders-in-the-offic-ocds-h6vhtk-067f2a) · Awarded: 20 May 2026
4. **[HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hays-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-00975677):** £100k · [Provision of Specialist Nuclear Recruitment Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-specialist-nuclear-recruitment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06bad5)
5. **[Vercida Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vercida-ltd-coh-07503138):** £35k · [Provision of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Advice and Support to the Office for Nuclear Regulation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-equality-diversity-inclusion-advice-and-support-to-the-office-for-nuclear-reg-ocds-h6vhtk-056177)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 Office for Nuclear Regulation intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-for-nuclear-regulation-gov-pc1059#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/office-for-nuclear-regulation-gov-pc1059
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt