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Published 4 Mar 2026, 11:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cyber Talent Pool and PhD Students

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Energus2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Retention of apprentices and graduates after their schemes finish with the NDA for a period of up to 18 months. Sponsorhip of PhD students as part of NDA's research and development. Energus would be acting as an employer in these circumstances. Energus is a non-for-profit organisation, part of the NDA Group.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
80430000 Adult-education services at university level

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Mar 2026, 11:56 GMT
Last source update
27 Mar 2026, 14:43 GMT
Authority reference
C29409
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028614
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661ea Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works,

Review and risk notes
Risks

Operational & Performance Risk

Financial Risks

Scope Creep & Quality Failure

Security & IP Risks

Legal & Compliance Risk

Reputational Damage

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends227 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published213 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 14:43 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 11:56 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 13:23 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Mar 2026, 14:43 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Energus1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: One year extension for the same scope · Options: One year extension in addition to the two year duration£500,000same award published again · counted once4 Mar 2026standstill to 13 Mar 2026Standstill
Energus£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Cyber Talent Pool and PhD Students · Energus

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One year optional extension
    Options
    One year optional extension
    1 agreed KPI: Deliverables
    • Deliverables, Deliverables ran to proposed timelines and costings and in line with the Specification. Confirmation by the Authority of delivery of deliverables by agreed dates.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVDH-2346-PXDL Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row, Cumbria, North West, CA24 3HUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EnergusAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVVN-7151-HZWM Herdus House Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row, North West, CA24 3HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender