Official UK procurement notice
UK Nuclear Value Chain Assessment for SMR Programme Delivery
Authority: Great British Energy - Nuclear (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA robust, evidence-based framework that provides a high-level, quantitative analysis of the UK's supply chain for SMR projects, including UK potential to supply components or areas for international dependency.;
This includes an assessment framework that provides an evidence-based assessment and supporting materials that:
Consider a defined list of critical components required for the development of the GBE-N SMR project. These can include defined as, but not limited to, most critical to operation or national security.
Provides a robust assessment of current UK supply chain capabilities to supply these critical components, or the potential ability of the UK to become market leaders.
Consider international market dynamics, identifies potential UK sourcing dependencies, geopolitical risks, and supply chain vulnerabilities for critical components.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract will be awarded using Energy and Net Zero Professional Services…Awarded
This contract will be awarded using Energy and Net Zero Professional Services Framework Lot 1 Nuclear. This is the most suitable route to market as utilising this framework will allow us to deliver this requirement at pace.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Feb 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017367- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065cdaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract was awarded as a call‑off from an existing framework agreement. The framework sets out the terms and conditions governing the award of call‑off contracts.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateDate of conclusion of the contract · V.2.1 | 5 Jan 2026 | 10 Feb 2026 | +36 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 017237-2026-1
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2026
- Value
- £395,185
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.