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Project Academy - Training and Environmental Service

Sellafield Limited · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>• Sellafield Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>• International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

University of Cumbria

No match
Contract value
£16.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
11 Nov 2025
Award ID
079202-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
6033238
Location
Carlisle, UKD1, CA1 2HH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require the provision of programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>• Sellafield Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>• International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.<br/><br/>The Training Provider is a ‘Recognised Body' and has awarding powers granted under The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2013. <br/><br/>The Framework Agreement will be between Sellafield Ltd and the University of Cumbria who will procure the services on behalf of the NDA Group of companies listed above. The Framework will be for a period of 6 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 to maximum of 9 years. <br/><br/>The estimated value is within a range of £15m to £18.2m across the 9 year duration, with £16.6m being the mid-point based on the anticipated scope and volume.£16.6m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04513b
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
3 Feb 2025, 11:00

Address

Street Address
This procurement will be managed via the shared service Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) OneNDA eCommercial Systems powered by Atamis, which can be accessed via the URL https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome .<br/>Once you have registered on Atamis, you can access all documentation and submit a response using the record reference C8351.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Recurrence

Description
96 months

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
The duration provides Sellafield Ltd with consistent outcomes in relation to technology, the development of bespoke courses, in flight learners and future learners with the duration of the Framework Agreement. In addition, a longer-term Framework Agreement duration takes cognisance of the learning from experience (LfE) from the existing Project Academy Framework, which took several years to embed
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Starts
3 Feb 2025, 11:00

Tender Period

Ends
3 Feb 2025, 11:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Sept 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
360

Submission Method

written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Minimum
The Training Provider must be a ‘Recognised Body' and have awarding powers granted under The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2013. It is however recognised that the Training Provider may choose to use subcontractors to deliver the breadth of training and educational services required.<br/><br/>The Training Provider or its chosen subcontractor(s) should have a proven track record of delivering Project Management Education to PhD / Master’s Degree level and be a current Association for Project Management (APM) Accredited Academic organisation.
Description
Selection criteria as included in the procurement documents

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require the provision of programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>• Sellafield Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>• International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.<br/><br/>The Training Provider is a ‘Recognised Body' and has awarding powers granted under The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2013. <br/><br/>The Framework Agreement will be between Sellafield Ltd and the University of Cumbria who will procure the services on behalf of the NDA Group of companies listed above. The Framework will be for a period of 6 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 to maximum of 9 years. <br/><br/>The estimated value is within a range of £15m to £18.2m across the 9 year duration, with £16.6m being the mid-point based on the anticipated scope and volume.

Value

Amount
16,600,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
The framework will be for a period of 6 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 to maximum of 9 years.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2034, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2026, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
UK

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK
Entry 4
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-69074
Name
Sellafield Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA36GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Nuclear Decommissioning

Identifier

Legal Name
Sellafield Ltd

Contact

Name
Rachael Ellis
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6953
Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-146205
Name
Sellafield Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA3 6GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Nuclear Decommissioning

Identifier

Id
01002607
Legal Name
Sellafield Limited

Contact

Name
Rachael Ellis
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-168197
Name
University of Cumbria

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Carlisle
Postal Code
CA1 2HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Fusehill Street Carlisle Cumbria

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
6033238
Legal Name
University of Cumbria

Award information

Award 1
Id
079202-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-168197
Name
University of Cumbria

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
079202-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
079202-2025-1
Date Signed
11 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
16,600,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD1 · WA3 6GR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK
  • Delivery location · UKD1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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