Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sellafield Limited
01002607
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue
Warrington
WA3 6GR
UK
Contact person: Rachael Ellis
E-mail: rachael.a.ellis@sellafieldsites.com
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Nuclear Decommissioning
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Project Academy - Training and Environmental Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>• Sellafield Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>• International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
16 600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sellafield Ltd and the NDA Group require the provision of programme and project related short courses, professional qualifications and degree programmes in a variety subjects related to the delivery of our Programmes and Projects.<br/><br/>Sellafield Ltd will be the primary interface for the procurement of Project Academy services on behalf of the NDA group of companies which currently comprises;<br/><br/>• Sellafield Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) - previously known as Magnox Ltd. and Dounreay Restoration Sites Ltd.<br/>• Nuclear Waste Services Ltd. (NWS) – Previously known as Low Level Waste Ltd. (LLWR) and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. (RWML)<br/>• International Nuclear Services (INS) and its subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd. (PNTL) – trading as Nuclear Transport Solutions Limited (NTS)<br/>• The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and its subsidiary NDA Archives Ltd.<br/><br/>The Training Provider is a ‘Recognised Body' and has awarding powers granted under The Education (Recognised Bodies) (England) Order 2013. <br/><br/>The Framework Agreement will be between Sellafield Ltd and the University of Cumbria who will procure the services on behalf of the NDA Group of companies listed above. The Framework will be for a period of 6 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 to maximum of 9 years. <br/><br/>The estimated value is within a range of £15m to £18.2m across the 9 year duration, with £16.6m being the mid-point based on the anticipated scope and volume.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-034010
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/11/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Cumbria
6033238
Fusehill Street Carlisle Cumbria
Carlisle
CA1 2HH
UK
NUTS: UKD1
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cumbria.ac.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 16 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts Of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: rcj.dco@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/12/2025