HALEU Deconversion Capability Research and Development Support 2025-2030

Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

ServicesSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71)

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Research & Development (R&D) (73)

Delivery: North West (UKD4)

Planned pipeline value£9,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 30 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 30 Aug 2028 · starts 30 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HALEU Deconversion Capability Research and Development Support from 2025-2030. It is anticipated this contract is for the engineering support to design and build the HALEU Deconversion Capability. UKNNL reserves the right to amend and change this contract, including reserving the right to remove all or part of the build element.

CPV: Apparatus and equipment designed for demonstrational purposes · Engineering design services · Engineering support services · Fabrication work · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Mechanical engineering services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 2 yrs 7 moSME

Contract period: 30 Jan 2026 – 30 Aug 2028 (2 yrs 7 mo)

Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

39294000 Apparatus and equipment designed for demonstrational purposes 45255400 Fabrication work 71320000 Engineering design services 71333000 Mechanical engineering services 71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services 71336000 Engineering support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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 May 2025, 14:50 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 14:50 BST
Authority reference: NNLC661
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-026592
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Apparatus and equipment designed for demonstrational purposesEngineering design servicesEngineering support servicesFabrication workMechanical and electrical engineering servicesMechanical engineering servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052360 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 14:50 BST
Tender notice expected391 days ago
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts270 days ago
30 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 14:50 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 03857752 · GB-PPON: PVXT-8784-YGNV Chadwick House Warrington Road, Warrington, North West, WA3 6AEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 14:50 BST