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Atos Resource Augmentation

Sellafield Ltd

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

01 Oct 2026 at 15:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Sep 2026 at 15:29

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

29 Jul 2026 at 13:57

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sellafield Limited procured IT resource augmentation and computer support services for its Information Services Organisation (ISO). The requirement covers specialist resource support within Sellafield’s existing application and technology environment. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, with the service locations identified as areas in the North West of England. This is a service requirement rather than a purchase of equipment or construction work. The contracted support is intended to help deliver work across multiple workstreams and support target maturity outcomes, with knowledge transfer and delivery quality forming part of the operational need.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Atos IT Services UK Limited through a direct award, justified by the buyer on technical grounds: it considered the incumbent supplier the only provider able to work within the existing application and technology landscape without unacceptable technical, operational or delivery risk. The award is dated 1 August 2026 and records a value of £868,384.44 excluding VAT (£1,042,061.38 including VAT). The active contract was signed on 25 September 2026, runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, and is valued at £868,000 excluding VAT (£1,041,600 including VAT). The procurement has one lot. No weighted evaluation criteria are stated.

For suppliers considering comparable future requirements from Sellafield, this award demonstrates demand for specialist IT personnel able to augment internal capacity across several workstreams. Credibility would depend on showing that staff can be supplied and retained with the qualifications needed for the work, deliver reliably within a complex existing applications and technology environment, and avoid disruption to operations. Suppliers should also be able to maintain output quality, transfer knowledge effectively and support the buyer’s target maturity outcomes. The direct award rationale makes continuity with the incumbent environment a significant competitive consideration: a future competitor would need evidence that it can integrate with that landscape while controlling technical, operational and delivery risks. Strong resource commitments, performance measures, governance and knowledge-transfer arrangements would be relevant to demonstrating delivery assurance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Atos Resource Augmentation

Notice Description

Atos Resource Augmentation for ISO

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/092949-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

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

72610000 - Computer support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£868,384 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£868,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sellafield Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA3 6GR
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Atos IT Services UK Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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