Report on nuclear graphite waste

Official notice

Authority: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£13,350published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract will be provided by the supplier through the Nuclear Graphite Research Group (NGRG) who will provide Disposal options for nuclear graphite within the radioactive waste inventory.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 22 Oct 2025, 17:39 BST
Last source update: 22 Oct 2025, 17:39 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067633
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d1fe Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
22 Oct 2025, 17:39 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £13,3501 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER	£13,350 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Report on nuclear graphite waste · UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£13,350
Period
30 Sept 2025 – 17 Nov 2025 · up to 15 Dec 2025 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 4 weeks by giving not less than 5 Working Days' notice

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDHQ-2163-WYMH 55 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2HPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The University of ManchesterAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000797 The University of Manchester, Manchester, North West, M13 9PLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Oct 2025, 17:39 BST