TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Official OCDSSearch
Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 21 May 2025, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategy Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)

Open framework schemeServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£10,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 Nov 2025awarded 23 Jan 2026
Awarded to TUV SUD LIMITED
Framework period 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Specialist Technical and Strategic Support for Strategy Development to the NDA Group.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Research services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Scheme runs until
31 Mar 2030
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
n/a
Published description of the framework

n/a

Call-offs published through it13

Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record, latest 5 of 13. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£10,000,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £10,000,000 exc. VAT · £12,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: None · The Framework duration is 2 years +12 +12 months (Total 4 years)
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services73110000 Research services73200000 Research and development consultancy services73210000 Research consultancy services

What it takes to win
i

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
Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Question T1 - Capabilities: 19%
  • Question T2 – Service Delivery: 14%
  • Question T3 - Approach and Benefits: 14%
  • Question T4 - Capacity: 13%
  • Question C1 - Commercial: 30%
  • Question T5 - Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Question T1 - Capabilities: Please outline your organisation’s capabilities in relation to the scope of the NDA Strategy Framework. Your response should demonstrate: • Proven capability in managing and delivering complex technical packages of work aligned with all NDA strategic themes (Site Decommissioning & Remediation, Integrated Waste Management, Spent Fuels, Nuclear Materials), Non-NDA Liabilities, and group strategic planning support and the relevant interfaces and integration with NDA Critical Enablers. Scope could involve managing delivery of a task or work package, project or programme. • A clear understanding of the NDA’s context for strategy development, including key challenges and priorities as set out in Strategy (2021) and Strategy (2026). • Depth of technical expertise and experience in applying UK and international good practice across relevant domains, and the UK nuclear regulatory system. • Comprehensive knowledge of NDA sites and other UK nuclear facilities (e.g. MOD-owned sites, AGR sites).
  • Question T2 – Service Delivery: Please describe your organisation’s structure and approach to delivering the services under this framework. Your response should include: • Your proposed service management approach, including scope delivery management, progress reporting, financial control at task and contract level, governance, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and coordination mechanisms. • How you see the day-to-day relationship between NDA and yourselves working. • If you are proposing a consortium or subcontracting arrangement, please explain: • The structure and roles of each party involved. • How the consortium or subcontractors/associates will be managed and integrated to deliver the client services. • How you will ensure consistency, quality, and accountability across all parties.
  • Question T3 - Approach and Benefits: Please demonstrate the benefits of your proposed approach to delivering the services under this framework. Your response should include: • A clear explanation of how your approach will deliver the required outcomes and support the NDA group’s strategic objectives as described in the scope. • Justification of how your approach is forward-thinking and offers added value, including wider non-nuclear sector LFE, innovative methods, alternative options, or enhancements to delivery. • Evidence of how your technical expertise will contribute to informing strategic decisions, ensuring robust technical governance. • An assessment of how your approach reflects an understanding of the NDA’s and its forthcoming challenges across its strategic themes, including those anticipated in the NDA Strategy (2026).
  • Question T4 - Capacity: Please provide details of your organisation’s resource capacity to deliver the services under this framework. Your response should include: • The availability and allocation of subject matter experts across all relevant strategic themes. • Your ability be agile and scale resources in response to fluctuating demand or evolving priorities, and how. • Contingency arrangements in place to ensure continuity of service, including how you would manage unexpected changes in both resource demand and availability or delivery timelines. • A capability matrix of the individuals proposed to be available for the contract, outlining their roles, areas of expertise, relevant experience, and security clearances. If applicable, please also describe how these capabilities will be supported or enhanced through consortium or subcontracting or associate arrangements.
  • Question T5 - Social Value: Please describe the commitment your organisation will make to ensure that opportunities under this contract contribute to tackling economic inequality and promoting equal opportunity, in line with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. Your response should include: 1. Specific actions your organisation will take to identify and address inequality in employment, skills, and pay within the contract workforce. 2. How these actions will be implemented and embedded into contract delivery. 3. How progress will be monitored and measured on a quarterly basis, including any metrics, reporting mechanisms, or governance processes. 4. If applicable, how these commitments will be extended to or managed across consortium members or subcontractors.
  • Question C1 - Commercial: Schedule of rates
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Strategy Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
Who may use the vehicle
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 · next expected 11 Feb 2026
First published
21 May 2025, 13:45 BST
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Jan 2026
Authority reference
C29663
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061733
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051ac4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Appointment period ends
12 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · n/a
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All communication and tender submissions should be submitted via the Atamis Supplier Portal atamis-2464.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomComm… ↗

Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 13:45 BST
  2. Market engagement
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    The NDA shall host a supplier engagement event on the 9th September 2025, 12:30pm to 15:30pm. This supplier event will be via a Microsoft Teams conference. To register an interest please sign into or register with Atamis our e-sourcing portal: one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. Use the messaging function within the Atamis PIN/PME project (C26778) to provide details of names and email addresses of attendees. Maximum of 2 staff per supplier. This call will provide suppliers with a high-level overview of the programme, the procurement's objectives and key requirements, and act as an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions. There is the potential for supplier one-to-one sessions the following week.

  3. Next notice expected379 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published378 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  5. Admission / appointment period ends337 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    12 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent263 days ago
    26 Jan 2026
  7. Award decision expected by257 days ago
    31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Standstill ends253 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Latest notice published202 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
  10. Contract starts198 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

14 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 13:45 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 13:19 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £10,000,000
    17 Jul 2025, 13:19 BST
    was £8,500,000
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK2
  5. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
    UK4
  6. Status changed to active
    2 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    2 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  8. Deadline published: 6 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
    2 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  9. Tender notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 16:37 BST
    UK4
  10. Deadline moved to 12 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
    9 Oct 2025, 16:37 BST
    +6 days · was 6 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
  11. Contract award notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT
    UK6
  12. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2026, 16:23 GMT
  13. Contract signature expected
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  14. Contract details notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 14:03 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (2)

The description was formatted into paragraphs.

Change of submission date from 06/11/25 to 12/11/25

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2025
  • 2025-07: 2 releases · 17 Jul 2025, 17 Jul 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 21 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 3
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TUV SUD LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: 12+12 month extensions · Options: 12+12 month extensions£10,000,00023 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Strategy Framework · TUV SUD LIMITED

    Signed
    19 Mar 2026
    Value
    £10,000,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12+12 month extensions
    4 agreed KPIs: Deliverables · Reporting · Change Process …
    • Deliverables, Deliverables run to proposed timelines and costings and in line with the Specification.
    • Reporting, Regular updates and ability to track the project on a monthly basis. Monthly updates provided on time, showing costs and delivery. For Social value reporting this will be carried out on a quarterly basis
    • Change Process, Change process is followed where no changes / additional spend is carried out without NDA approval
    • Social Value, Social Value Report evidencing that Social Value has been embedded and is continued throughout the duration of the contract this should include: Demonstrating actions to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • Cavandish NuclearBidder / tendererGB-COH: 03975999 20 Radar Road, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 1UF
  • PA Consulting Services LtdBidder / tendererGB-COH: 00414220 10 Bressenden Place, London, London, SW1E 5DN
  • TUV SUD LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: SC215164 Napier Building, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride,, Glasgow, Scotland, G75 0QFContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure