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DMOX pellet manufacturing, characterisation, and experimental testing activities

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 16:22.

Opportunity overview

DMOX pellet manufacturing, characterisation, and experimental testing activities framework

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.

Orano Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£12m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PVWQ-8471-MVYH
Location
Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 1RA, 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
C24542
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The proposed direct award to Orano is justified under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that Orano is the only supplier capable of delivering the requirement as a whole. The work is a continuation of earlier NDA-funded MOX pellet development and depends on Orano’s proprietary MIMAS MOX pellet fabrication intellectual property, established process know-how, prior campaign data and embedded technical understanding. These factors mean there are no reasonable alternatives capable of delivering the required scope on a comparable technical basis. A change in supplier would break continuity with the existing programme, require repetition of earlier development and validation work, and introduce disproportionate technical, cost and schedule risk. On that basis, competition is not viable and a direct award to Orano represents the only credible route to deliver the required outcomes.
Published risks
Failure to award directly would create significant technical, cost and schedule risk. A change of supplier would disrupt continuity of the MOX pellet development programme, undermine comparability of results, require repetition of earlier work, and lead to material delay and additional cost.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
prototypesDevelopment
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 3
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Entry 4
Id
additionalRepeatFurtherFollowingCompetitiveProcedure

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed

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
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PVDH-2346-PXDL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVDH-2346-PXDL

Address

Street Address
Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row
Locality
Cumbria
Postal Code
CA24 3HU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD11

Contact

Name
Madeline Jones

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Orano Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PVWQ-8471-MVYH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWQ-8471-MVYH

Address

Street Address
Suite 8 Hitching Court Blacklands Way Oxfordshire
Locality
Abingdon
Postal Code
OX14 1RA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
The proposed direct award to Orano is justified under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that Orano is the only supplier capable of delivering the requirement as a whole. The work is a continuation of earlier NDA-funded MOX
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73111000
Description
Research laboratory services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services

Value

Including VAT
14,400,000
Amount
12,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVWQ-8471-MVYH
Name
Orano Ltd

Contract period

Starts
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
2 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
3 year term with option to extend for a further 12 months on approval from the Authority

Options

Description
12 month option to extend

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057311-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Jun 2026, 16:40
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cumbria · UKD11 · CA24 3HU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 057311-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·