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Published 17 Jul 2025, 10:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Destination Nuclear · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Awarded value£2,470,640published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 18 Jul 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to MHP Group, trading under Next 15 Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Destination Nuclear brings together government organisations across nuclear and civil sectors, suppliers and educational institutions to attract new, and retain existing talent across the entire nuclear, to help fill critical skills gaps. The campaign aims to create awareness of careers in the nuclear sector, attract people from other sectors to a career in nuclear, drive individuals to consider employment in the nuclear sector and ultimately increase the number of quality applications to roles in the sector.

The Supplier already provides this service on an expired contract. This is an interim contracting arrangement to allow the Destination Nuclear campaign to continue, whilst a longer term competitive tender can be run.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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
17 Jul 2025, 10:52 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 13:47 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041311
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0560f2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The Supplier already provides this service on an expired contract. This is an interim contracting arrangement to allow the Destination Nuclear campaign to continue, whilst a longer term competitive tender can be run.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 13:47 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Jul 2025, 10:52 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 13:47 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,470,6401 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MHP Group, trading under Next 15 Group1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£2,470,64018 Jul 2025standstill to 29 Jul 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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