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Published 28 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nuclear Graduates (2026 Cohort)

Authority: Great British Energy - Nuclear (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+7 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£867,456published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill 8 Oct 2026no call for competition

Award (standstill) to Energus

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Nuclear Graduates

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

79632000 Personnel-training services 80000000 Education and training services

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: 28 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2026, 15:37 BST
Authority reference: Prj_7555/Con_10317
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-095776
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 more
South West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b8e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Energus are the sole suppliers of Nuclear Graduates Programme. This was created and established by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in 2008, the Nuclear Graduates programme has been wholly funded by organisations across the UK nuclear industry since 2010. Nuclear Graduates is managed on behalf of the NDA by Energus.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

9 Oct 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published18 days ago
9 Oct 2026, 15:37 BST
Standstill ends6 days ago
20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Sept 2026

Transparency notice published
28 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
9 Oct 2026, 15:37 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £867,4561 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EnergusNuclear Graduates Sponsorship 2026 Cohort21 Oct 2026 – 2 Oct 2028	£867,456	8 Oct 2026standstill to 20 Oct 2026	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 05027024 · GB-PPON: PRCJ-2655-YDML Renaissance House Centre Park, Lakeside Drive, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ENERGUSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05662194GB-PPON: PVVN-7151-HZWM Herdus House Ingwell Drive, Moor Row, North West, CA24 3HUContact email

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 Tender9 Oct 2026, 15:37 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Sept 2026, 13:48 BST