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Published 4 Mar 2026, 14:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Outreach Programme and Cyber Lab

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£360,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Energus2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  • Supporting the Outreach programme (formerly knows as Cyber First) involving work delivered in schools with children aged 14-18. Opportunity for grads and apprentices to support careers and inspiration talks.
  • Upgrade of existing Cyber lab at Energus, which is used for training of apprentices and graduates and for running exercises.

Energus is a non-for-profit organisation, part of the NDA Group.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
71900000 Laboratory 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Mar 2026, 14:37 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT
Authority reference
C29577
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028625
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066235 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Operational & Performance Risk

Financial Risks

Scope Creep & Quality Failure

Security & IP Risks

Legal & Compliance Risk

Reputational Damage

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends220 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published207 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 14:37 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 14:41 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 14:55 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £360,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Energus1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: One year extension · Options: One year extension in addition to the two year duration.£360,000same award published again · counted once4 Mar 2026standstill to 13 Mar 2026Standstill
Energus£360,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Outreach Programme and Cyber Lab · Energus

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £360,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One year optional extension
    Options
    One year optional extension
    1 agreed KPI: Reporting
    • Reporting, Regular updates and ability to track the project on a weekly basis. Weekly and monthly updates provided on time, showing costs and delivery. For Social value reporting this will be carried out on a quarterly basis. Reporting to ensure allocated team continue to be on the projects – any changes must be reported to the NDA project manager on a weekly basis

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVDH-2346-PXDL Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row, Cumbria, North West, CA24 3HUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EnergusAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVVN-7151-HZWM Herdus House Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row, North West, CA24 3HUContact 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