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The Provision of Continuation Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ)

Submarine Delivery Agency · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 03:40.

Opportunity overview

Services will maintain the authorisation of the Naval Base Site through the provision of specialist nuclear advice, which reflects modern civil nuclear practice to Naval Base staff and ensures the Naval Base Commanders Site Safety Justification documentation suite remains current and fully compliant with MoD Authorisation Conditions, MoD Naval Nuclear Safety Principles (NNSP) and other standards imposed by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR).

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.

Abbott Risk Consulting Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£2m
Awarded
12 Jun 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH SC234532
Location
Edinburgh, UKM75, EH2 4NG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-052aaa
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Naval Base Commander Devonport (NBC(D)) delivery team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to Direct Award additional Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ) work to Abbott Risk Consulting Limited (ARC Ltd) as a fixed duration continuation of the NSSJ service provision based at HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, UK. In the field of application, this contract is governed by the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), and the Authority considers that the award of this work without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraphs 6 and 7 of the PA 2023. This is reasoned by technical constraints, as Abbot Risk Consulting Limited have committed four (4) years to date, on the production of a suite of Safety Case documentation and any change in supplier would result in disproportionate disruption through ensuing document complexities and modification that introduce intolerable risk to the delivery of operational programmes. The requirement for continued work is the result of changes to the site's As Low As Reasonably Possible (ALARP) safety processes, and emergent safety case updates necessary to satisfy requirements of the Defence Safety Nuclear Regulator (DNSR) that uphold safety documentation integrity and enable site Authorised conditions to be met. This work is in addition to work contracted under the competed NSSJ contract (701551834). This additional work shall be between the period 17 June 2025 and the 31 October 2026, with an estimated value of £2,100,000 ex VAT (£2,420,000 including VAT). The contract shall include no options to extend beyond the 31 October 2026.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 2
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBHX-4625-LVPD
Name
Submarine Delivery Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Locality
Plymouth
Postal Code
PL2 2BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
HMNB Devonport

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PBHX-4625-LVPD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-SC234532
Name
Abbott Risk Consulting Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM75
Country
GB
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH2 4NG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
11 Albyn Place

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
SC234532
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
13 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
The Provision of Continuation Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ) Services at HMNB Devonport
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79417000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Safety consultancy services

Value

Amount
2,040,739.8
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,448,887.76

Documents

Entry 1
Id
029159-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
2 Jun 2025, 13:54
Entry 2
Id
038795-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
10 Jul 2025, 09:08

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-SC234532
Name
Abbott Risk Consulting Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
23 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
24 Jul 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
23 Jul 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
2,040,739.8
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,448,887.76

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Starts
24 Jul 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043675-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
29 Jul 2025, 08:39

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
SQEP/Resource Availability,

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Customer Satisfaction

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Social Value

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth · UKK41 · PL2 2BG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-052aaa-2025-07-29T08:39:07+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·