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Published 11 Apr 2024, 08:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Project Academy - Training and Environmental Service

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD1)
Framework ceiling (notional)£16,600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Feb 2025awarded 11 Nov 2025
Next notice expected 30 Sept 2024
Framework period 9 yrsends 31 Dec 2034 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>

  • Sellafield Ltd.<br/>
  • Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>
  • Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>
  • International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>
  • The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.
  • Recurrence: 96 months

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period

9 yrs from 1 Jan 2026, The duration provides Sellafield Ltd with consistent outcomes in relation to technology, the development of bespoke courses, in flight learners and future learners with the duration of the Framework Agreement. In addition, a longer-term Framework Agreement duration takes cognisance of the learning from experience (LfE) from the existing Project Academy Framework, which took several years to embed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require the provision of programme and project…AwardedRenewal 9 yrsPublished value£16,600,000

Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require the provision of programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>

  • Sellafield Ltd.<br/>
  • Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>
  • Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>
  • International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>
  • The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.<br/><br/>The Training Provider is a ‘Recognised Body' and has awarding powers granted under The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2013. <br/><br/>The Framework Agreement will be between Sellafield Ltd and the University of Cumbria who will procure the services on behalf of the NDA Group of companies listed above. The Framework will be for a period of 6 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 to maximum of 9 years. <br/><br/>The estimated value is within a range of £15m to £18.2m across the 9 year duration, with £16.6m being the mid-point based on the anticipated scope and volume.
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2034 (9 yrs)
Delivery: UK, North West · UK
Extensions: The framework will be for a period of 6 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 to maximum of 9 years.Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection criteria as included in the procurement documents

    Minimum: The Training Provider must be a ‘Recognised Body' and have awarding powers granted under The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2013. It is however recognised that the Training Provider may choose to use subcontractors to deliver the breadth of training and educational…
What this means for your bid
  • “Project Academy - Training and Environmental Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 96 months
First published
11 Apr 2024, 08:33 BST
Last source update
3 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Feb 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079202
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04513b Find a Tender

Publisher note: Duration of a maximum of 9 years is currently being considered for this opportunity to allow for a potential investment from the successful bidder.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
3 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT

Timeline

30 Sept 2024 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    30 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    3 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
  4. Notice published325 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT
  5. Contract starts296 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2024
  1. Published value updated to £16,600,000
    21 Oct 2024, 16:41 BST
    was £20,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Oct 2024, 16:41 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Oct 2024, 16:41 BST
  4. Deadline published: 3 Feb 2025, 11:00 GMT
    21 Oct 2024, 16:41 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    3 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    3 Dec 2025, 10:03 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 079202-2025-1

    Signed
    11 Nov 2025
    Value
    £16,600,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2034
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning 01002607 Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts Of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University of CumbriaFramework contractor6033238 Fusehill Street Carlisle Cumbria, Carlisle, North West, CA1 2HH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.