Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 23 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ERATO · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Final published estimate£50,000initial estimate £70,000 · exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 19 Nov 2025awarded 3 Dec 2025

Awarded to Amentum Clean Energy Ltd

Contract term 4 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 8 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This specification covers The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (“the Authority’s”) requirement for the ERATO project to support the THALIA Project. The ERATO package is to identify, develop and experimentally prove out a preparation scheme for Liquid Scintillation Counting (“LSC”) of lithium salt breeder blanket materials, for direct tritium concentration analysis. The preparation technique is to be demonstrated in an argon/ nitrogen environment. The developed preparation scheme will be implemented into the THALIA workstream aiming to validate use of LSC for quantification of tritium in breeder blanket materials.

CPV: Development consultancy services · Experimental development services · Research consultancy services · Research laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEPublished value£50,000

Contract period: 8 Dec 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (4 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

73111000 Research laboratory services 73120000 Experimental development services 73210000 Research consultancy services 73220000 Development consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Technical Criteria 70% Commercial Criteria 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST
Last source update: 19 Feb 2026, 13:32 GMT
Authority reference: T/MN102/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-067817
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Development consultancy servicesExperimental development servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch laboratory services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d275 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 19 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2025 → 19 Feb 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published368 days ago
23 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST
Clarification questions by348 days ago
12 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline341 days ago
19 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts323 days ago
8 Dec 2025
Latest notice published249 days ago
19 Feb 2026, 13:32 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
23 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
29 Oct 2025, 09:11 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £50,000
29 Oct 2025, 09:11 GMT
was £70,000
Contract award notice published
11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
Contract signature expected
11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
19 Feb 2026, 13:32 GMT
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-10: 1 release · 23 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £49,9951 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Amentum Clean Energy Ltd11 Dec 2025 – 1 Apr 2026	£49,995	3 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

ERATO · Amentum Clean Energy Ltd
Signed
11 Dec 2025
Value
£49,995
Period
11 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Amentum Clean Energy Limited (formerly Jacobs Clean Energy Limited)Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PBDC-7744-BTPG 305 Bridgewater Place Birchwood Park, Warrington, North West, WA3 6XGContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Feb 2026, 13:32 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Dec 2025, 11:00 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 09:11 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2025, 13:31 BST