Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- National Decommissioning Centre
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award - Above Threshold
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Dec 2025
- Published29 Jan 2026Published 51 days after the contract date
Description
Anchor Partnership extension with the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC). This direct award for a one-year strategic partnership with the NDC. Service to be procured is a 1-year "anchor partnership" with the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC). This will be the 5th year of cross-industry collaborative working with the NDC. The primary objective of the Partnership is to support and guide the research and development (R&D) programme of the National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) to ensure alignment with industry requirements and priorities. We will be able to influence and guide the research to cover cross-industry requirements that are of interest to the NDA. Anchor Partner status offers the opportunity for us to become part of the National Decommissioning Centre team, to work jointly with them in defining the scope of Research Projects, participate in their design and contribute to their implementation, thereby also influencing the overall strategic direction of the Centre and enco…
About the supplier
National Decommissioning Centre: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC013683).