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Resource Augmentation

SELLAFIELD LIMITED

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29 Jul 2026 at 12:57

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, led by Sellafield Limited, involves a direct award contract titled "Resource Augmentation." This project falls under the category of IT services, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The process is complete as of the award date on 29 July 2026, with key milestones scheduled, such as the future signature date by 10 August 2026. The contract spans from 24 August 2026 to 31 December 2026 and relates to the UKD61 and UKD11 regions in the United Kingdom. The contract, worth approximately £868,384.44, with a gross amount of £1,042,061.38, is justified on technical grounds requiring the incumbent supplier to maintain consistency and mitigate risks associated with new implementations.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in IT services, particularly those specialising in SharePoint migration, data engineering, .NET C# development, and digital transformation. Companies that can offer skilled resources in these areas, capable of adapting to the existing infrastructure and executing strategic visions and transformations, are well-placed to engage with such contracts. The project outlines a need for a multidisciplinary approach, opening possibilities for collaboration with public sector organisations to facilitate digitisation and innovation within the client's operational framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Resource Augmentation

Notice Description

Scope of work: SharePoint Online migration and Centre of Excellence maturity: Providing knowledgeable and skilled senior resources who have delivered this scale of adoption, migration and platform exploitation in other public sector organisations, ensuring policy, governance and standards align with best practice and enabling the SharePoint Online Centre of Excellence. o Data Landscape Maturity & Implementation: Providing additional resources to meet the Strategic and Visionary requirements of our Chief Data Officer, enabling translation from strategy and vision to requirements and a deliverable plan. Provision of a suite of data engineers to build and implement the solutions and mature the data landscape (i.e. data landing zone, transition off Alteryx). o Bespoke Development Resource Augmentation: Providing additional resources to strengthen our .NET C# capability for priority business applications (Eagle, MEME, Access remediation), and targeted business transformation support i.e. AI App Modernisation. o Workflow Automation Digital Transformation Squad: Establishing a multi disciplinary "Digital Transformation Squad" to work directly with business areas, identifying inefficiencies and accelerating the transition from manual, paper based processes to digitised, low code workflows.

Procurement Information

The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract--(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. The proposed Direct Award is justified on the basis that, due to technical reasons, only the incumbent supplier can deliver the required services within the existing application and technology landscape without introducing unacceptable levels of technical, operational, and delivery risk.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d686
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071726-2026
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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£868,384 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
23 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 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
SELLAFIELD LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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