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ONR1155 - Provision of Media Training to the Office for Nuclear Regulation Senior Leadership Team

OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION

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07 Oct 2026 at 16:31

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) seeks a supplier to design and deliver tailored media and social media training for selected members of its Senior Leadership Team and the ONR Chair. The training is intended to build confident, consistent public communication: handling challenging questions, explaining complex nuclear regulatory issues clearly, and speaking to camera for broadcast, virtual, radio, print and social media. It also covers video messaging for social media and longer in-house videos, as well as performance before parliamentary committees. The supplier will work with ONR’s Communications team to develop realistic scenarios and prepare tailored key-message briefings. Delivery may be virtual or in person at ONR offices in Bootle, Cheltenham and/or London, depending on the training and staff availability.

ONR invited offers through an open competition. The requirement is a single-lot services contract. The enquiry deadline was 23 October 2026 at 17:00, and the tender submission deadline was 6 November 2026 at 13:00. The initial contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with an option to extend by up to two years in annual increments, subject to mutual agreement and ONR’s requirements. The estimated value is £80,000 excluding VAT (£96,000 including VAT). Evaluation weights are 70% for quality, 10% for social value and 20% for commercial. The process is at tender stage; no award is recorded in this release.

This opportunity suits media-training providers able to tailor coaching to senior leaders’ distinct specialisms and public-facing responsibilities. Suppliers need to deliver broadcast and camera training across face-to-face sessions of about three hours or half a day per person, alongside virtual refresher sessions lasting one to two hours. They must be able to provide more than one trainer so participants encounter different interview styles, and use suitable equipment to simulate media situations and play back interviews for review. Strong capability in preparing participants for difficult questioning, concise messaging, social media content and parliamentary committee appearances is central. Providers must liaise with ONR’s communications team, conduct independent research for session-specific key-message briefings, advise on preparation, and quote projected costs for preparatory work. Nuclear-sector knowledge and familiarity with ONR’s role and regulatory language are desirable; SMEs are identified as suitable.

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Notice Title

ONR1155 - Provision of Media Training to the Office for Nuclear Regulation Senior Leadership Team

Notice Description

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is the independent UK regulator of the nuclear industry, including existing, decommissioned and new reactors. It employs more than 700 professional staff, with specialist regulatory roles (e.g. nuclear safety/security/safeguards); corporate professions including Policy and Communications, Finance, Information Technology (IT), and Human Resources, and other core functions. ONR's Head Office, housing its main functions, is in Bootle, Liverpool, with two smaller offices in London and Cheltenham. ONR independently regulates nuclear safety and security at 37 nuclear licensed sites in the UK. We also regulate transport and ensure that safeguards obligations for the UK are met. Our duty is to ensure that the nuclear industry controls its hazards effectively, has a culture of continuous improvement and maintains high standards. ONR requires media training for selected members of its Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the ONR Chair to support effective, confident and consistent engagement with the media, parliamentary committees and other public-facing communication channels including social media. The training will help senior representatives respond to challenging questions, communicate complex regulatory issues clearly and develop concise, confident on-camera skills for digital and social media channels. ONR is seeking to award a contract to a suitably qualified media training supplier to design and deliver tailored media and social media training for members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and ONR Chair. The training must reflect the different specialisms, public-facing responsibilities and leadership roles within ONR. ONR also requires the ability to arrange refresher training and additional ad hoc training for further personnel, as required, at fixed rates for the duration of the contract. The successful contractor will supply broadcast media training to enable ONR personnel to talk confidently to a camera, virtually, down-the-line (radio) but also to other media including print media and social media messaging. Training should support ONR personnel to adapt their style and message delivery, depending on audience, channel and line of questioning, and be confident in conveying key messages, even when under pressure. Training will also encompass developing ONR personnel to deliver competent video messaging for social media and longer form in-house videos, requiring subjects to be confident in front of a camera, able to deliver strong messaging and narratives without prompts or uncertainty. Training may be provided virtually where practical, and also in ONR's offices (Bootle, Cheltenham and/or London) depending on the nature of the training required and the availability of ONR personnel. The contractor should make use of equipment as necessary to create a realistic environment for a range of different media scenarios, with an ability to play back interviews to review and improve performance. Training should be made up of a blended approach of face-to-face sessions, duration of approximately 3 hours or 0.5 day per individual, and shorter refresher sessions delivered virtually (e.g. via Zoom or MS Teams) of between 1-2 hours. More than one media trainer should be made available to deliver sessions so that training participants experience different interview styles during the course of their training. The contractor will be required to liaise with the ONR Communications team to work up realistic scenarios for training and will carry out independent research to produce a "key messages" briefing tailored for each session. The contractor will advise on the level of advanced preparation that will be required by SLT participants. Knowledge of the nuclear industry, ONR's role and regulatory parlance is highly desirable and the contractor must be able to present projected costs for such preparatory work. The contractor will also train ONR personnel to be able to perform competently in the parliamentary committee arena when the dynamic is different to a media environment, but no less pressured.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Option of an extension for a further two years, in annual increments, if agreeable to both parties. This extension will be dependent on ONR's requirements and will be reviewed towards the end of the initial contract period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078320
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094919-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80532000 - Management training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
6 Nov 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L20 7HS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD73 Sefton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sefton
Electoral Ward
Linacre
Westminster Constituency
Bootle

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