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Published 18 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STEM returners programme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: AWE PLC

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£40,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to STEM RETURNERS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

STEM Returners helps employers recruit, develop, and retain the best available talent, and enables highly qualified and experienced candidates to restart their career after a career break.

STEM Returners are on a mission to increase the representation of underrepresented groups in STEM and ensuring that those who have left STEM are able to return to a flexible, supported, and inclusive environment.

Direct award based on scarcity in the market and niche requirement.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79600000 Recruitment 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
18 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST
Last source update
30 Jun 2025, 12:46 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036074
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054ece Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 10:16 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract details notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 12:46 BST
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
STEM RETURNERS1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2026 · up to 1 Jan 2027Extensions: One extension acceptable for 50% of total contract value£40,000—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · STEM RETURNERS

    Signed
    30 Jun 2025
    Value
    £40,000
    Period
    1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2026 · up to 1 Jan 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Possibility of additional requirement so option to extend for 12 months at 50% of original contract value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Atomic Weapons Establishment

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYCH-2579-LGTN AWE Aldermaston, Reading, South East, RG7 4PRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • STEM RETURNERSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10632568GB-PPON: PWHQ-8243-YWND C/O Geldards Llp 4 Capital Quarter, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4BZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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