Contract award · 1 Sep 2025

Nuclear Energy Regulatory Justification Services Framework

Defra group Commercial awarded “Nuclear Energy Regulatory Justification Services Framework” to Energy, Safety and Risk Consultants (UK) Limited for £8.65m.

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Key facts

Value
£8,650,000
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Sector
Waste, cleaning & environmental · Environmental issues consultancy services (CPV 90713000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Sep 2025
  2. Published15 Oct 2025Published 44 days after the contract date

Description

The Authority has an agreement with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to fulfil specific elements of the Justification process, as Justifying Authority for new nuclear energy technologies. The Authority's Nuclear Justification Team's role is to advise the SoS so that the SoS may determine the class or type of practice (CTP) that pertains to any application it receives from the nuclear industry and to decide whether the CTP is Justified or not. The Authority has established a framework of suppliers who have the requisite nuclear expertise to provide advice throughout the Justification process. The Authority's Nuclear Justification Team will use the services and deliverables provided by Framework Suppliers to inform its recommendations to the Secretary of State (SoS) in respect of an appropriate CTP and whether it is Justified. The Authority has established a framework of 8 (eight) suppliers that have the requisite nuclear expertise to provide the following service…

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