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Foundation Engineering

GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 11:37.

Opportunity overview

The Foundation Engineering (fENG) contract provides specialist engineering consultancy services to support Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE‑N) in the early stages of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. The contract is intended to deliver focused capability to support completion of RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design and to progress defined elements of the Owner's Scope, including early works and enabling design activities. The fENG Consultant will provide targeted technical interventions, design development, and integration support to de‑risk the programme and maintain schedule ahead of subsequent design and delivery phases.

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.

Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£19.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Mar 2026
Award ID
027823-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01312453
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71311000 — Civil engineering consultancy services

Lots

  • The Foundation Engineering (fENG) contract provides specialist engineering consultancy services to support Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE‑N) in the early stages of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. The contract is intended to deliver focused capability to support completion of RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design and to progress defined elements of the Owner's Scope, including early works and enabling design activities. The fENG Consultant will provide targeted technical interventions, design development, and integration support to de‑risk the programme and maintain schedule ahead of subsequent design and delivery phases.Value not stated

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-0674e1
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The contract was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union or the Find a Tender Service in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, as it was awarded by way of a call‑off under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Construction Professional Services (CPS) Framework. The CPS Framework was established by CCS following a fully compliant competitive procurement process, including prior publication of a contract notice, and provides a lawful route to market without the need for further advertisement. All suppliers appointed to the framework have been pre‑qualified against economic and financial standing, technical and professional capability, and mandatory exclusion criteria. The call‑off was conducted in accordance with the framework rules, ensuring transparency, equal treatment, competition, and value for money, and therefore no separate call for competition was required.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71311000
Description
Civil engineering consultancy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Foundation Engineering (fENG) contract provides specialist engineering consultancy services to support Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE‑N) in the early stages of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. The contract is intended to deliver focused capability to support completion of RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design and to progress defined elements of the Owner's Scope, including early works and enabling design activities. The fENG Consultant will provide targeted technical interventions, design development, and integration support to de‑risk the programme and maintain schedule ahead of subsequent design and delivery phases.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
90
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Name
Relative price scoring was applied, where tender prices were scored in comparison to the lowest priced compliant tender.
Type
cost
Description
100

Options

Description
Initial Term is 2-years,with an option to extend the Contract by an additional 1-year.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR
Id
GB-FTS-178563

Identifier

Legal Name
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Department For Energy Security & Net Zero
Locality
London
Region
UK
Postal Code
SW1A2EG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Kieran Windsor

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
Id
GB-COH-01312453

Identifier

Legal Name
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
Id
01312453
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
8 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BJ
Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Great British Energy - Nuclear
Id
GB-FTS-155083

Identifier

Legal Name
Great British Energy - Nuclear

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
027823-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01312453
Name
Ove Arup & Partners Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
027823-2026-1
Award ID
027823-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
3 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
19,500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1A2EG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027823-2026award, contract ·