---
title: "Plant Facing Desing Office (PFDO)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051084"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SELLAFIELD LIMITED - HINTON"
published: "2025-05-12"
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# Plant Facing Desing Office (PFDO)

Buyer: SELLAFIELD LIMITED - HINTON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051084

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## Summary

Sellafield Limited - Hinton, a sub-central government public authority located in Warrington, UK, is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Plant Facing Design Office (PFDO)." This procurement pertains to design support services within both nuclear and non-nuclear facilities, involving capabilities such as Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA), Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation (ME&I), and more. The anticipated procurement budget is £10,000,000.00. Although the current stage is planning, key dates include a future notice publication on 1st December 2025, with the contract period set to begin on 1st April 2026 and run until 1st April 2030. Interested parties should note the upcoming tender opportunities that will be communicated in due course.

This tender offers numerous avenues for business growth, particularly for enterprises with multi-disciplinary expertise in engineering and design support. Companies providing services in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation Engineering could find valuable long-term opportunities given the £10 million budget and the extended contract period. Additionally, there is a suitability criterion favourable to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), potentially levelling the playing field and enabling such entities to participate competitively. The procurement process seeks to integrate in-house teams with supply chain partners, ensuring a collaborative approach to supporting both nuclear and non-nuclear facility design needs.

## Notice

In-house & supply chain including integrated teams and packaged work. Capability provides routine and urgent design support across the enterprise to nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. requires a multi-disciplinary skill set: Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA) Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation (ME&I) Process Engineering Project Systems Engineering Management (PSEM)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020334-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SELLAFIELD LIMITED - HINTON |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA3 6GR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Birchwood |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79933000 - Design support services

## Release History

- 12 May 2025 at 09:32 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020334-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020334-2025
  12th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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