Published date: 3 December 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2025, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

WA3 6GR

Value of contract

£16,600,000

Procurement reference

CF-0264100D4L000000iAvzUAE

Published date

3 December 2025

Closing date

31 March 2025

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 January 2026

Contract end date

31 December 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.

Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;

• Sellafield Ltd.
• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.
• Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) - Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)
• International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) - trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)
• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.

Award information

Awarded date

11 November 2025

Contract start date

1 January 2026

Contract end date

31 December 2031

Total value of contract

£16,600,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Cumbria

Address

Fusehill Street Carlisle Cumbria, Carlisle, CA1 2HH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachael.A Ellis

Address

Hinton House
Birchwood
WA3 6GR
GB

Email

rachael.a.ellis@sellafieldsites.com