AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Great British Energy - Nuclear published an award and contract notice for technical advisory services supporting nuclear-sector activities. The source records an active award to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED and an explicit contract signature date of 13 October 2026.
Published outcomeARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED is named as supplier for award 097909-2026-con_10429-1. The associated contract is recorded as active, with a stated value of £9,600,000.
Market significanceThis is a £9.6m nuclear technical-advisory engagement procured through the Energy and Net Zero Professional Services Framework, Lot 1 – Nuclear. The notice describes a limited procedure and framework call-off context.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
97% confidenceAward 097909-2026-con_10429-1 · Lots 1 · 9600000 GBP · active
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The award names Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited as supplier; supplier verification gives verified legal name ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED (company number 02212959). The £9,600,000 contract is linked to this single award and contract record.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAward and contract notice published; process marked complete
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Process display status is 'awarded', source status is 'complete', and release tags are award and contract.
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 097909-2026-con_10429-1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; explicitly recorded as signed
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Contract 097909-2026-con_10429-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Lot status
98% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 is marked 'cancelled', despite the linked award and active contract records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£9,600,000
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Contract 097909-2026-con_10429-1 states amount 9600000, currency GBP.
Value basis
94% confidenceNot stated
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The published contract value contains amount and currency but no stated value basis, tax treatment, pricing breakdown or duration.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Process published_at and release_date are 2026-10-16T12:34:47+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist engineering and technical advisory services for Great British Energy - Nuclear's nuclear-sector activities
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Process description specifies specialist engineering and technical advisory services, broad technical expertise, and strategic technical input and advice.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71356300 — Technical support services
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Primary classification is CPV 71356300.
Framework context
98% confidenceEnergy and Net Zero Professional Services Framework, Lot 1 – Nuclear
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Lot description and procurement rationale state that this was a framework call-off competition under ENZPS Framework Lot 1 – Nuclear.
Delivery location
93% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceLimited
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Process procurement_method is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurement_method_details states this wording.
Legal/rationale context
97% confidenceFramework call-off competition under PCR 2015
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The tender rationale cites a framework call-off competition under the ENZPS Framework in accordance with PCR 2015.
Evaluation model
90% confidenceTechnical 70%; Social Value 10%; Commercial 20%; price also listed as 20%
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Lot award criteria list Technical 70%, Social Value 10%, Commercial 20%, and a separate price criterion of 20%.
Bidder count and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores, ranking or narrative award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Optional extensions
98% confidenceTwo optional one-year extensions
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Lot options description states 'Two optional 1-year extensions'.
Base term
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start, end date, or base duration is published.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No rate card, payment terms, price schedule or pricing breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceFramework call-off for nuclear technical advisory capability
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The requirement is described as technical advisory services and the rationale identifies an ENZPS Framework Lot 1 – Nuclear call-off competition.
Awarded value
98% confidence£9.6m contract value is disclosed, but commercial detail is limited
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The contract amount is published, while no pricing breakdown, term or individual service volumes are provided.
Evaluation emphasis
86% confidencePublished criteria indicate a strong technical weighting
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Technical is listed at 70%; however, the criteria list also contains potentially overlapping Commercial and price entries of 20% each.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award/contract statuses
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active and the contract has an explicit signature date.
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Tender lot status is 'cancelled'; award and contract status are 'active'; contract dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Evaluation-weight ambiguity
98% confidenceThe published criteria list Technical 70%, Social Value 10%, Commercial 20% and price 20%, which totals 120% if all are separate criteria.
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Lot awardCriteria contains all four entries.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start/end dates, base term, lot value, award date, bid count, scores, pricing breakdown and detailed award rationale.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied process, award, lot and contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status contradiction: Lot 1 is cancelled, but the associated award and signed contract are active. This analysis reports both statuses without selecting an unsupported interpretation.
- The published award criteria appear internally inconsistent or overlapping: the stated percentages total 120% if Commercial and price are distinct criteria.
- No contract start or end date, base duration, award date, individual lot value, pricing structure, bid count, evaluation scores, ranking, or detailed award rationale is supplied.
- The £9.6m value is reported as the contract-level value linked to the single award record; no further allocation or pricing detail is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Great British Energy - NuclearARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDTechnical Advisornuclear technical advisory servicesENZPS Frameworktechnical support services£9.6m contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Great British Energy - Nuclear Technical Advisor contract?
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED is named as the verified supplier for the active award.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract states a value of £9,600,000 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record gives a signature date of 13 October 2026.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a limited procedure and an ENZPS Framework Lot 1 – Nuclear call-off competition.
When does the contract end?
No contract end date is supplied in the published data.
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