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Enabling Innovation Framework

Sellafield Limited · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 06:47.

Opportunity overview

Enabling Innovation Framework 5 The EIF 5 Scope is primarily around problem definition and framing, studies, developing functional requirements, preparing business cases and targeted project and task interventions. In summary the scope of the EIF encompasses: • Support to problem framing: establishing clarity over needs and priorities and providing technical / digital support; • Help in establishing project purpose, principles, roles and tasks before the Detail is decided • Problem definition: help in translating service requirements into clear functional / technical / digital requirements; • Support to studies; • Support for problem solving and recovery of stalled projects through enabling services or focussed technical and digital support / solutions; • Support to establishing correct measures, metrics and targets for success; • Improving understanding of supply chain capability; • Supporting challenge to unnecessarily bespoke solutions, application of unnecessary standards and "specialist" requirements through enabling services or focussed technical / digital solutions; • Support to constructive challenge of ongoing requirements and cost estimates; • Relationship based: allowing the supply chain to offer up new technologies and innovations, which have not been solicited by a Sellafield Ltd client that may bring significant return on investment. Sellafield Ltd intends to appoint 10 suppliers under a single lot. The framework agreements will be based on Sellafield standard terms and conditions.

Classification

  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services
  • CPV71330000 — Miscellaneous engineering services
  • CPV71340000 — Integrated engineering services
  • CPV71356000 — Technical services
  • CPV79421000 — Project-management services other than for construction work

Lots

  • Lot 1£20m

Documents and notices

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
C8497
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
10
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Period Rationale
N/A
Type
closed
Description
The process for call-off contracts under the Framework includes self-determination, direct award and mini competition as detailed in Appendix 9 Specification section 5, available via the Documents folder within the Atamis record. The governance arrangements will be compliant with the principal obligations of PA23.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
5 Feb 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
17 Jun 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale
Dividing the framework into rigid lots inhibits innovation by compelling ideas to be categorised rather than freely developed.

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
17 Jun 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Description/Scope has been readded as was cut off. Full description: Enabling Innovation Framework 5 The EIF 5 Scope is primarily around problem definition and framing, studies, developing functional requirements, preparing business cases and targeted project and task interventions. In summary the scope of the EIF encompasses: • Support to problem framing: establishing clarity over needs and priorities and providing technical / digital support; • Help in establishing project purpose, principles, roles and tasks before the Detail is decided • Problem definition: help in translating service requirements into clear functional / technical / digital requirements; • Support to studies; • Support for problem solving and recovery of stalled projects through enabling services or focussed technical and digital support / solutions; • Support to establishing correct measures, metrics and targets for success; • Improving understanding of supply chain capability; • Supporting challenge to unnecessarily bespoke solutions, application of unnecessary standards and "specialist" requirements through enabling services or focussed technical / digital solutions; • Support to constructive challenge of ongoing requirements and cost estimates; • Relationship based: allowing the supply chain to offer up new technologies and innovations, which have not been solicited by a Sellafield Ltd client that may bring significant return on investment. Sellafield Ltd intends to appoint 10 suppliers under a single lot. The framework agreements will be based on Sellafield standard terms and conditions.
Id
002926-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
24,000,000
Amount
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
The legal and financial capacity requirements are outlined in Appendix 9 PA23 Conditions of Participation v2. This document can be accessed through the Documents folder within the Atamis opportunity.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
30 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
29 Jun 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71330000
Description
Miscellaneous engineering services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71340000
Description
Integrated engineering services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71300000
Description
Engineering services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
71356000
Description
Technical services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79421000
Description
Project-management services other than for construction work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
002926-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jan 2026, 09:16
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sellafield Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PWYP-8439-MZWY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWYP-8439-MZWY

Address

Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA3 6GR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD61

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA3 6GR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 000126-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 002151-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 002926-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·