Official UK procurement notice
Integrated Intelligent Safe Environment Phase 2
Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKNNL have been asked to support the delivery of this innovative project for the SNM division of Sellafield Ltd.
UKNNL requires consultancy and software development support via a contract to develop and demonstrate a solution for an Integrated Intelligent Safe Environment. The works will also need to maintain a requirements specification and include an update to the feasibility study (Issue 1) that was released as part of Phase 1 in March 2025.
Upon acceptance of the updated feasibility study, the University partner will then initiate the development of an AI-based system that allows safe, symbiotic interaction between humans and autonomous systems.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Deliverables of the contract are as follows:Awarded
The Deliverables of the contract are as follows:
Year 1:
- An end of year report detailing progress of the development of the AI system, and the review of the application of the Unity Gaming Engine.
- A demonstration of the generated AI system using a simple store mock-up.
- A report detailing the high-level design of the IISE Software.
- Update the requirements specification for review and agreement by Sellafield Ltd and UKNNL.
- An updated version of the "Feasibility Review document" on the approaches, their validity, scope, key assumptions, and consistency with established practise.
- Update scope of programme for future phases of work.
The above list may be subject to change if UKNNL has specific requirements or time restraints.
Year 2 and 3:
- Deliverables will align with Module design, write and test activities.
Timescales
- Year 1 deliverables will be delivered on or before 31st March 2026.
- Year 2 and Year 3 deliverables will be required before 31st March 2028.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 25 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
- Authority reference
NNLC321.26- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077021- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e8b1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- Published justification
Direct Award (call off) under NNLC321 UKNNL University Supply Chain Framework - Lot 6 Innovation, Future Insights & New Technology Universities.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 077021-2025-1 · University of Birmingham
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2025
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.