---
title: "Nuclear Graduates 2026 Cohort"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR"
published: "2026-09-28"
---

# Nuclear Graduates 2026 Cohort

Buyer: GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e.json)

## Summary

Great British Energy – Nuclear commissioned Energus to deliver the Nuclear Graduates programme for its 2026 cohort. The service combines graduate training and personnel placement, providing eight graduates over a two-year programme to develop technical and leadership skills for the nuclear industry. Graduates are intended to be mobile across the industry. Delivery is intended to cover locations across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, Midlands, East and South of England, London and the South West. This is a specialist nuclear-sector workforce development service, rather than a general graduate recruitment or training requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Energus by direct award. The buyer’s stated reason was that Energus is the sole supplier of the Nuclear Graduates Programme, established by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2008 and managed by Energus on its behalf. The award value is £867,456 excluding VAT (£1,040,947.20 including VAT). The contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 2 October 2028, with signature scheduled for 5 October 2026. The requirement was organised as one lot. The source describes the programme scope and sole-supplier rationale as the basis for the direct award; it does not set out a competitive evaluation of bids.

For suppliers considering future work of this kind for Great British Energy – Nuclear, the award demonstrates demand for a managed graduate development programme serving the nuclear industry, not simply recruitment or standalone training. A credible competitor would need to provide a coordinated cohort of eight graduates, combine technical development with leadership training, and support graduates to work across UK nuclear-industry locations over a sustained programme. Experience managing a specialist scheme for the nuclear sector and the ability to work with participating organisations across the industry would be relevant to matching the model described. Energus was selected as the established programme manager and sole supplier; any future competitor would need to show how it could deliver the same joined-up purpose and industry-wide reach.

## Notice

Graduate training scheme for provision of x 8 graduates over a 2 year period. This is to create a generation of mobile graduates with strong technical and leadership skills for the benefit of the nuclear industry.

### Procurement Information

Energus are the sole suppliers of Nuclear Graduates Programme. This was created and established by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in 2008, the Nuclear Graduates programme has been wholly funded by organisations across the UK nuclear industry since 2010. Nuclear Graduates is managed on behalf of the NDA by Energus.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091446-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 2 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £867,456 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode area | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Energus |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 13:48 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091446-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091446-2026
  28th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.energus.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e.json.