Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019727-2025
8th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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