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Published 8 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Horizon Scanning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£170,000≈ £170k / year · £204,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Apr 2025awarded 30 May 2025
Awarded to Confederation of British Industry2 awards
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Jun 2026 · up to 2 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 2 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enterprise Strategy are tasked by Sellafield Ltd (“SL”) to undertake routine horizon scanning of the external context that the business operates in. The purpose of horizon scanning is to highlight any threats and opportunities.

CPV: Economic research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£170,000
Contract period: 2 Jun 2025 – 2 Jun 2026 (1 yr) · up to 2 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £170,000 exc. VAT · £204,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1+1+1
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    You must be a registered company on LINC with Sellafield Ltd.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Technical questions attached.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    You must be a registered company on LINC with Sellafield Ltd.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST
Authority reference
C24243
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013718
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Economic research services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fef7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Apr 2025, 09:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submit responses via Atamis. www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-do-b… ↗

Timeline

8 Apr 2025 → 5 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    9 Apr 2025, 09:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    2 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK4
  2. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST
  3. Contract details notice published
    5 Jun 2025, 11:04 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £120,9661 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 30 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Confederation of British IndustrySME£120,966 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Confederation of British IndustrySME£120,966 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Horizon Scanning · Confederation of British IndustrySME

    Signed
    30 May 2025
    Value
    £120,966
    Period
    2 Jun 2025 – 2 Jun 2026 · up to 2 Jun 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1+1+1
  • Horizon Scanning · Confederation of British IndustrySME

    Signed
    30 May 2025
    Value
    £120,966
    Period
    2 Jun 2025 – 2 Jun 2026 · up to 2 Jun 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    1+1+1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender