Notice Information
Notice Title
Design support to studies and engineering design
Notice Description
* Studies support enabling Sellafield to inform decisions on strategy to deliver best value. Consideration of options using factual information, risk, uncertainties and certainties. Deliver strategic advice and direction to enable effective business decisions and positive outputs * * Focus on early lifecycle stage analysis to underpin options and provide guidance and realise value * Focussed on specialist and nuclear capabilities. * Supplement Sellafield design capability skills and capabilities including packaged work, including standards, assurance and design improvements. This will be procured via Crown Commercial Service framework RM6356.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050fd9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021134-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79933000 - Design support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £35,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Apr 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SELLAFIELD LIMITED - HINTON
- Contact Name
- Mahmuda Begum
- Contact Email
- mahmuda.begum@sellafieldsites.com
- Contact Phone
- 019467 28333
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA3 6GR
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Birchwood
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021134-2025
14th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020113-2025
9th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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