Official UK procurement notice
Nuclear Graduates 2026 — UK public procurement notice
Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energus LimitedNuclear Graduates10 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2028 | £450,000 | — | Standstill |
| Energus Limited | — | — | Awarded |
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- Contract details notice published14 Sept 2026, 09:30 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published8 Sept 2026, 17:10 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Energus LimitedAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender