Buyer profile · Central government
Atomic Weapons Establishment tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 3
- About one every 122 days
- Contracts awarded
- 10
- To 4 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £8.98m
- 7 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £159k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Atomic Weapons Establishment has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £3mframework ceiling
- £1mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)31%
- Direct award (no competition)69%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Atomic Weapons Establishment has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 31%
- Higher than 53% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 0%
- Lower than 99% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 69%
- Higher than 80% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 procurements
Compared with other central government buyers
Atomic Weapons Establishment: 31%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Atomic Weapons Establishment: 0%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Atomic Weapons Establishment.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copyright Licence renewal | Copyright Licensing Agency | £159k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Minor Works | Withheld Section94 supplier | £4.48m | 4 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos and Lead Surveys of Gantries | Withheld Section94 supplier | — | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Tritiated Targets - Treatment and Disposal | Withheld Section94 supplier | — | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Project_3623 | Withheld Section94 supplier | £1.01m | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Calibration Services | Withheld Section94 supplier | £327k | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Technical Support of waste storage and transfer | Withheld Section94 supplier | — | 14 May 2026 |
| Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Circuit Breakers | Withheld Section94 supplier | £917k | 1 May 2026 |
| Cost Consultancy Services | Withheld Section 108 Supplier | — | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Occupational Health | Withheld Section94 supplier | £0.01 | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Exempt as per S94 - (1a) - withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security, Direct Award. | Withheld Section94 supplier | £430k | 13 Apr 2026 |
| LYRA Delivery Partner | Withheld Section 94 Supplier | — | 12 Mar 2026 |