Official UK procurement notice
Foundation Engineering · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Great British Energy - Nuclear (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Foundation Engineering (fENG) contract provides specialist engineering consultancy services to support Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE‑N) in the early stages of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. The contract is intended to deliver focused capability to support completion of RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design and to progress defined elements of the Owner's Scope, including early works and enabling design activities.
The fENG Consultant will provide targeted technical interventions, design development, and integration support to de‑risk the programme and maintain schedule ahead of subsequent design and delivery phases.
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 26 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 11:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027823- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0674e1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender Service in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as it was awarded by way of a call‑off under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Construction Professional Services (CPS) Framework.
The CPS Framework was established by CCS following a fully compliant competitive procurement process, including prior publication of a contract notice, and provides a lawful route to market without the need for further advertisement. All suppliers appointed to the framework have been pre‑qualified against economic and financial standing, technical and professional capability, and mandatory exclusion criteria.
The call‑off was conducted in accordance with the framework rules, ensuring transparency, equal treatment, competition, and value for money, and therefore no separate call for competition was required.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | £19,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027823-2026-1 · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2026
- Value
- £19,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ove Arup & Partners LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.