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Emergency Cyber Planning Support

NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

25 Mar 2026 at 13:39

Award

30 Jan 2026 at 13:09

Award

30 Jan 2026 at 11:58

Summary of the contracting process

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, a central government public authority, has completed its procurement process for "Emergency Cyber Planning Support". The authority is located in Cumbria, United Kingdom. This process involves a direct award method for providing emergency planning training and exercises focusing on societal resilience against risks like pandemics and climate impacts. The contract was awarded on 25th March 2026, with Serco Limited appointed to manage the contract. The service provision spans from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028, valued at a gross amount of £2,400,000.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for enterprises specialising in personnel training services for emergency planning. Large-scale organisations with expertise in managing complex service contracts will find this sector lucrative owing to the specialised nature of the task, involving exclusive intellectual property rights. Businesses with capabilities in offering resilience training to central government departments would be well-suited to tender for such opportunities in the future.

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Notice Title

Emergency Cyber Planning Support

Notice Description

Emergency Planning Training and Exercising Support covering risks such as pandemics, power outages, climate impacts, and other catastrophic emergencies to ensure overall societal resilience.

Procurement Information

Serco Limited has been appointed by Cabinet Office as the single provider to manage the contract with the UK Resilience Academy, a Government Academy, formerly known as the Emergency Planning College (EPC).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0612d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027343-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79632000 - Personnel-training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20262 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CUMBRIA
Postcode
CA24 3HU
Post Town
Carlisle
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Egremont North and St Bees
Westminster Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SERCO

Further Information

Notice Documents

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