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Published 22 Sept 2025, 13:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ARC Programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct awardSME suitable
Awarded value£434,591published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Alpha Resilience Capability Programme

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
22 Sept 2025, 13:27 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
Authority reference
C27557
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065679
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f0e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
Published justification

Following competitive tender exercise the route to market was no longer available.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 15 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends387 days ago
    3 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published376 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 13:27 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 11:44 BST
    UK6
  3. Buyer details updated
    24 Sept 2025, 11:44 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    15 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £434,5911 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED21 Oct 2025 – 19 Jul 2026Options: The right to amend the scope while the Contract is open.£434,591same award published again · counted once17 Sept 2025standstill to 3 Oct 2025Standstill
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED£434,591 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ARC Programme · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

    Signed
    10 Oct 2025
    Value
    £434,591
    Period
    13 Oct 2025 – 12 Jul 2026
    Status
    active
    Options
    The right to amend the scope while the Contract is open.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SELLAFIELD LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 01002607 · GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • OVE ARUPAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV 8 Fitzroy Street, London, London, W1T 4BQContact email
  • OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01312453GB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV 8 Fitzroy Street, London, London, W1T 4BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender