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UCL SDAC & MSc Nav Arc Course

Submarine Delivery Agency · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 03:21.

Opportunity overview

The intent is for the contract(s) to be awarded under the Procurement Act 2023 regulations with justification sought for a Single Source to the University College of London (UCL). The justification has been sought to request a contract for the SDAC & MSc Naval Architecture courses to ensure the continued development of our Engineering students within the Nuclear Profession. Justification has been sought against the headers outlined in the Procurement Act 2023, relating to Schedule 5, Subsection 5, Single Suppliers; - due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Whereas this requirement is not labeled as a Defence & Security Contract, as outlined in Section 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, it is to be noted that the need for this course is to develop our engineering students to allow them to progress within the Defence and Nuclear profession as per Section 1, Subsection G. goods, services or works that are otherwise relevant to the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces. maritime regulations.

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.

UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£463.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£556.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03332258
Location
London, UKI31, W1T 7NF, 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-0659c0
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The intent is for the contract(s) to be awarded under the Procurement Act 2023 regulations with justification sought for a Single Source to the University College of London (UCL). The justification has been sought to request a contract for the SDAC & MSc Naval Architecture courses to ensure the continued development of our Engineering students within the Nuclear Profession. Justification has been sought against the headers outlined in the Procurement Act 2023, relating to Schedule 5, Subsection 5, Single Suppliers; - due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Whereas this requirement is not labeled as a Defence & Security Contract, as outlined in Section 7 of the Procurement Act 2023, it is to be noted that the need for this course is to develop our engineering students to allow them to progress within the Defence and Nuclear profession as per Section 1, Subsection G. goods, services or works that are otherwise relevant to the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersUniqueWorkArtPerformance
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

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
Submarine Delivery Agency
Id
GB-PPON-PBHX-4625-LVPD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBHX-4625-LVPD

Address

Street Address
Ministry of Defence
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
UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03332258

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03332258

Address

Street Address
Maple House Level 3a, 149 Tottenham Court Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
W1T 7NF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
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
71300000
Description
Engineering services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03332258
Name
UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
This is a standardised course, delivered by a university by which the Authority has no control over and is available to the wider public not only Defence. This contract is an overarching agreement to allow payments to be made, with confirmation of student enrolment to occur for each cohort. There are no specific conditions included.

Period

Starts
10 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59

Options

Description
This contract includes 1 + 1 option years with the overall value including the options covering FY 26/27 & 27/28. The value is dependent on the amout of students that will be offered a place each year, with the highest value being captured as total contract value.

Value

Including VAT
556,228.8
Amount
463,524
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
076662-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Aug 2026, 11:49
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. 015888-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 069049-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 076662-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·