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Published 14 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nuclear Graduates 2026 — UK public procurement notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value £450,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Energus Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The programme was set up by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its delivery has been licensed to ENERGUS. In return for funding, the services ENERGUS provide include:

• advertise and recruit graduates

• carry out security clearance to ‘security check’ level

• employ graduates, paying national insurance and pension contributions

• provide residential training (8 weeks plus various days) over the secondment period plus a bespoke training budget

• perform learning appraisal and support

• provide mentor training and support

The understanding of all parties is that the nuclear graduates that the Agency sponsor will become Agency employees at the end of the sponsorship period (subject to our recruitment criteria and processes).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79633000 Staff development services

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2026, 09:30 BST
Authority reference
C35390
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f507
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award; Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance
Published justification
Only one supplier for this service.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Energus LimitedNuclear Graduates10 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2028£450,000Standstill
Energus LimitedAwarded

Contracts

  • Nuclear Graduates 2026 · Energus Limited

    Signed
    1 Sept 2026
    Value
    £450,000
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs will be between contractor and supplier.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    14 Sept 2026, 09:30 BSTUK7
  2. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  3. Transparency notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 17:10 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWW-1475-NYLN Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DF [email protected] 03459335577
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

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