Official UK procurement notice
Safety Case Peer Review Services
Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe (UKAEA) Safety Case Engineering Group provide a Safety Case service to existing and future fusion research facilities both at UKAEA and in the wider fusion community. Output from the group provides assurance to UKAEA that all major process hazards (radiological and non-radiological) are identified and managed to meet the requirements of legislation. Safety Cases are developed in line with those for previously owned UKAEA licensed sites. The UKAEA based at Culham, Oxfordshire require safety case engineering support on a call off basis. The contract duration will be for a period of 3 years, with the option of a 1 year extension.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2029, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Safety consultancy services · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations · Services furnished by professional organisations
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality evaluation: 70%
- Price evaluation: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality evaluation: Quality/technical
- Price evaluation: Commercial evaluation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2029
- First published
- 3 Jul 2025, 13:46 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
T/CG063/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066335- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05584eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published3 Jul 2025, 13:46 BST
- Market engagement12 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Next notice expected2 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published375 days ago17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification questions by363 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline348 days ago13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by325 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published309 days ago22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Jul 2025, 13:46 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £500,00017 Oct 2025, 14:00 BSTwas £1,000,000
- Status changed to active17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 19 Dec 2025 | CancelledThe current tender process has been withdrawn due to an internal change. However, a new tender for this requirement will be released later today. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender