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DNO/493 - Labour Market Intelligence

Ministry of Defence · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 09:01.

Opportunity overview

UK Nuclear Sector labour market assessment to drive future recruitment strategy.

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.

COGENT SKILLS LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£899.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£1.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PLDR-3797-CGLZ
Location
Warrington, UKD61, WA1 1GG, 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
DNO/493
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
In accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, the Authority considers a direct award to be justified on the basis that Cogent Skills Services Ltd are the only supplier capable of delivering the required Nuclear Workforce Assessment (NWA) service without disproportionate cost, delay, or risk to value for money. Cogent holds unique and non replicable capabilities essential to the successful delivery of this requirement, including: • Proprietary historic datasets underpinning the Nuclear Workforce Assessment (NWA), developed and maintained since 2015; • Specialist technical expertise in nuclear labour market modelling, built over multiple iterations of the NWA; and • Established relationships and data sharing arrangements with nuclear sector organisations formalised through the Nuclear Sector Executive Council (NSEC). Cogent has been the sole developer and publisher of the NWA for over a decade, independently refining the methodology and recovering costs directly from sector organisations through individual contributions. The Authority does not own, nor does it hold rights to, previous iterations of the NWA or the underlying datasets. Continuity of methodology and data is critical for tracking trends, ensuring comparability across years, and measuring the effectiveness of the Nuclear Skills Plan (NSP). No alternative provider could replicate the existing dataset or methodology without incurring substantial development time and cost, which would materially undermine both value for money and the timely delivery of the NSP. On this basis, Cogent is the only provider capable of delivering the required service in a way that preserves continuity, avoids duplication of cost, and protects the integrity of the sector-wide evidence base.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Address

Street Address
Abbey Wood
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
COGENT SKILLS LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PLDR-3797-CGLZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDR-3797-CGLZ

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-COH
Id
07806185

Address

Street Address
720 Mandarin Court
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA1 1GG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD61

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73210000
Description
Research consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLDR-3797-CGLZ
Name
COGENT SKILLS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
DNO/493 - Labour Market Intelligence
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
20 Mar 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Below relevant threshold

Period

Starts
20 Mar 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
1,079,546.95
Amount
899,622.46
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
029148-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Mar 2026, 14:32
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 004801-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 016623-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 029148-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·