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National Security Vetting

CIVIL NUCLEAR POLICE AUTHORITY

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08 May 2025 at 12:44

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "National Security Vetting" contract was handled by the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, a central government public authority based in Culham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The industry category for this process is public security services, and the procurement stage is marked as complete. The process followed a direct award method, justified by the legal mandate that the Office for Nuclear Regulation, the sole supplier and nuclear industry regulator, manage the security vetting services. This contract, valued at £750,000 gross, engaged services across the UK, starting from 9th May 2025 to 31st March 2026.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses that are involved in public security services, particularly those already operating within the governmental and nuclear sectors. Given the specialized nature of the work, companies with expertise in national security vetting and those approved by government legislation will be well-placed to compete in similar future procurements. The completeness of this tender exemplifies the potential for exclusive partnerships under government mandates, emphasizing growth for specialized service providers.

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Notice Title

National Security Vetting

Notice Description

It is mandated in government legislation that National Security Vetting is applied to those appropriate persons.

Procurement Information

It is mandated in government legislation that National Security Vetting is applied to those appropriate persons. The only supplier of the process is United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and all nuclear industry vetting is managed through the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as the Nuclear Industry Regulator. This is mandated in Government Legislation and the ONR are the Vetting Authority and Regulator for the Nuclear Industry as designated in the NISR 2003. Approved under Schedule 5 No:5 (a+b) single supplier justification, under PA2023 and Public Procurement Regulations 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ec8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019727-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

75241000 - Public security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
8 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CIVIL NUCLEAR POLICE AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@cnc.police.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CULHAM, ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE
Postcode
OX14 3DB
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Sandford & the Wittenhams
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

Further Information

Notice Documents

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