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title: "Strategic Support Framework for Spent Fuel"
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# Strategic Support Framework for Spent Fuel

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-support-framework-for-spent-fuel-ocds-h6vhtk-0319a0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED: "Strategic Support Framework for Spent Fuel". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Mar 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: sharedsystems.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited-gov-pc1435)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 March 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Corrosion engineering services, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear safety services, Research and experimental development services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0319a0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-support-framework-for-spent-fuel-ocds-h6vhtk-0319a0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sharedsystems.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsharedsystems.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D15533%26B%3DSELLAFIELD)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-support-framework-for-spent-fuel-ocds-h6vhtk-0319a0#participate

## Description
Tender for a multi-Lot framework agreement to provide a compliant route to market for Strategic Support for Spent Fuels.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Measurement and Metrology Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71337000, 73100000, 98113100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** The measurement and metrology services lot covers the adaption or development of measurement systems for application in:
•	A heavily shielded, irradiated fuel examination facility, where measurements are undertaken directly on irradiated materials ou...

### Lot 2: Corrosion Science and Electrochemistry
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09340000, 73100000, 98113100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** The principal topic areas of interest in relation to this topic area are listed below and support with experimental works, technique demonstration and modelling are of interest:
•	Environmentally assisted stress corrosion cracking of irradiated high ...

### Lot 3: Materials and Engineering Science
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09340000, 73100000, 98113100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** The focus on this area is to undertake non-active work on simulant materials or undertake modelling of aspects of spent fuels that affect their behaviour in long term storage, although consideration of preparation for disposal is also relevant.
Areas...

### Lot 4: Irradiation Facilities and Particle Accelerators
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 09340000, 73100000, 98113100
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** Access to irradiation facilities is required in relation to three principal requirements:
•	Understanding the effects of irradiation on materials, particularly in relation to radiolysis effects. Current areas of work are related to high pH aqueous co...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004868-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-21T17:12:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:55:49.611Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0319a0