Official UK procurement notice
Enabling Innovation Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnabling Innovation Framework 5
The EIF 5 Scope is primarily around problem definition and framing, studies, developing functional requirements, preparing business cases and targeted project and task interventions.
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 requirements;
- Support to studies;
- Support for problem solving and recovery of stalled projects through enabling services or focussed technical and digital support / solutions;
- Support to establishing correct measures, metrics and targets for success;
- Improving understanding of supply chain capability;
- Supporting challenge to unnecessarily bespoke solutions, application of unnecessary standards and "specialist" requirements through enabling services or focussed technical / digital solutions;
- Support to constructive challenge of ongoing requirements and cost estimates;
- Relationship based: allowing the supply chain to offer up new technologies and innovations, which have not been solicited by a Sellafield Ltd client that may bring significant return on investment.
Sellafield Ltd intends to appoint 10 suppliers under a single lot. The framework agreements will be based on Sellafield standard terms and conditions.
- Not divided into lots: Dividing the framework into rigid lots inhibits innovation by compelling ideas to be categorised rather than freely developed.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Engineering services · Integrated engineering services · Miscellaneous engineering services · Project-management services other than for construction work · Technical services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 30 Jun 2026, N/A
Published description of the framework
The process for call-off contracts under the Framework includes self-determination, direct award and mini competition as detailed in Appendix 9 Specification section 5, available via the Documents folder within the Atamis record. The governance arrangements will be compliant with the principal obligations of PA23.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£20,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
The legal and financial capacity requirements are outlined in Appendix 9 PA23 Conditions of Participation v2. This document can be accessed through the Documents folder within the Atamis opportunity.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
The legal and financial capacity requirements are outlined in Appendix 9 PA23 Conditions of Participation v2. This document can be accessed through the Documents folder within the Atamis opportunity.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Enabling Innovation Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 17 Jun 2026
- First published
- 16 May 2025, 09:34 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C8497- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000126- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051549Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published16 May 2025, 09:34 BST
- Market engagement325 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Presentations at Supply Chain Forums and Britain's Energy Coast Business Cluster.
Copies of presentations shown and a scope of work are available to view via Atamis.
A preliminary market engagement session is scheduled for Thursday 4th December 2025 at 10:00am. During this session, the presentation originally delivered at the Supply Chain Forum in October 2025 will be shared, as included in the accompanying documents.
Interested participants are asked to register under Atamis record C28373 and submit a message via the portal to confirm their attendance and provide a contact email for the Microsoft Teams link to be sent to. Please express interest by 9:00am on Thursday 4th December to ensure the link is received with sufficient time. Once interest has been confirmed, the Microsoft Teams link will be issued.
Participation is restricted to one representative per company.
- Tender notice published295 days ago5 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT
- Next notice expected294 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published286 days ago14 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends263 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by131 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
15 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Pipeline notice published16 May 2025, 09:34 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published30 Jul 2025, 13:28 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published26 Sept 2025, 08:09 BSTUK1
- Buyer details updated26 Sept 2025, 08:09 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £20,000,00020 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMTwas £19,000,000
- Buyer details updated20 Nov 2025, 11:11 GMT
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Nov 2025, 10:27 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published19 Dec 2025, 19:01 GMTUK1
- Procurement method changed19 Dec 2025, 19:01 GMT
- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT5 Jan 2026, 09:17 GMT
- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 09:16 GMTUK4
Published amendments (6)
As a result of a technical issue, this notice is a duplicate of the correct "Atamis Notice", please copy/paste this link into your internet browser address bar to access the correct notice and disregard the content of this notice. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038919-2025
Further delay involving changes to estimated contract start / contract end and tender publication dates.
Engagement deadline has been extended to Friday 5th December 2025 at 12pm. A preliminary market engagement session is scheduled for Thursday 4th December 2025 at 10:00am. During this session, the presentation originally delivered at the Supply Chain Forum in October 2025 will be shared, as included in the accompanying documents available to view at any time. Interested participants are asked to r…
The estimated publication date for the tender has been revised to 5 January 2026, with the anticipated contract commencement date now expected on or before 30 June 2026. The estimated total contract value has been updated from £19,000,000 (excluding VAT) to £20,000,000 (excluding VAT), with the inclusive VAT figure amended accordingly. The description has also been updated to include the full desc…
Update to Tender Submission address link.
Routine re-releases (9)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 20 Nov 2025, 28 Nov 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 26 Sept 2025
- 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 16 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
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