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title: "Enabling Innovation Framework 5"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05154a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SELLAFIELD LIMITED - HINTON"
published: "2025-07-10"
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# Enabling Innovation Framework 5

Buyer: SELLAFIELD LIMITED - HINTON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05154a

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## Summary

Sellafield Limited, a sub-central government public authority situated in Warrington, UK, is planning the "Enabling Innovation Framework 5" (EIF 5) procurement process. This initiative targets various industry categories such as miscellaneous engineering services, integrated engineering services, technical services, and project-management services other than construction work. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, having been published on 10 July 2025, with a projected future notice date of 30 September 2025. The contract, valued grossly at £22.8 million, is expected to support vital value streams like Retrievals and Remediation, and contract performance is set between 31 January 2026 and 30 January 2030. The procurement method includes a framework agreement, underscoring collaborative and innovative engagements.

The EIF 5 tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those providing technical, engineering, and project management services. SMEs are specifically encouraged to participate, aligning with the suitability criteria set by the buyer. Engaging in this tender allows businesses to leverage their expertise in problem framing, business case development, and strategic interventions, fostering long-term growth and establishing presence within critical projects such as Spent Fuel Management and Nuclear Materials management. Companies that can translate service requirements into practical, technical, and digital deliverables will find this procurement aligns well with their service offerings, enabling potential for substantial growth and partnership with a key public sector organisation.

## Notice

Enabling Innovation Framework 5 The EIF 5 Scope is primarily around problem definition and framing, studies, developing functional requirements, preparing business cases and interventions for which the categories, outputs and deliverables. The Sellafield Ltd Corporate Strategy and Strategy Management Framework provide broader organisational context and detail around the purpose and challenges of the value streams (Retrievals, Remediation, Spent Fuel Management, Special Nuclear Materials and Integrated Waste Management) and the business critical enablers. In summary the scope of the EIF encompasses: * Support to problem framing: establishing clarity over needs and priorities and providing technical / digital support; * Help in establishing project purpose, principles, roles and tasks before the Detail is decided * Problem definition: help in translating service requirements into clear functional / technical / digital require

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038919-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,000,000 |
| 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

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
- 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
- 71356000 - Technical services
- 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2025 at 11:41 - PlanningUpdate - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038919-2025
- 16 May 2025 at 08:36 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022025-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038919-2025
  10th July 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022025-2025
  16th 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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