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# United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is a UK Contracting Authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 402 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1212` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 402
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £15m (median award: £400k) across 17 of 25 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 18% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 48 (96%), Framework: 2 (4%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 24 (48%), Open: 17 (34%), Limited / restricted: 6 (12%), Selective: 3 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 11 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 11 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 11 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 10 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
5. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 10 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Amentum Clean Energy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/amentum-clean-energy-ltd-coh-01120437):** 8 procedures (13 awards)
2. **[AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atkinsr-alis-uk-ltd-coh-00688424):** 8 procedures (9 awards)
3. **[Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/frazer-nash-consultancy-limited-coh-02562870):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[IDOM (UK) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/idom-uk-ltd-coh-04185250):** 6 procedures (9 awards)
5. **[UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-manchester-coh-rc000797):** 5 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Paymaster (1836) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/paymaster-1836-limited-coh-03249700):** £6.5m · [Pension administration services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pension-administration-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04c183)
2. **[Kyoto Fusioneering](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kyoto-fusioneering-coh-13662632):** £1.5m · [Lot 2 Lithium in liquid phase](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-scale-experiments-for-tritium-breeding-ssetb-ocds-h6vhtk-04b30f)
3. **[Tokamak Energy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tokamak-energy-ltd-coh-07054929):** £1.5m · [Lot 2 Lithium in liquid phase](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-scale-experiments-for-tritium-breeding-ssetb-ocds-h6vhtk-04b30f)
4. **[OPTIMUM ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/optimum-electrical-engineering-ltd-coh-08838713):** £1.1m · [JNCA-MJB193-24](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/jnca-mjb193-24-ocds-h6vhtk-04ca2f)
5. **[The University of Edinburgh](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-university-of-edinburgh-GB-FTS-78261):** £800k · [Lot 3 Molten salt of lithium](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-scale-experiments-for-tritium-breeding-ssetb-ocds-h6vhtk-04b30f)

## 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 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt