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Atomic Weapons Establishment tenders and contracts

South EastReadingWebsite

Tenders published
0
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
6
To 2 different suppliers
Value awarded
£5.55m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£538k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 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.

  1. AWE Form Frequency Conversion Crystals, Project_3692

    South EastLaboratory and scientific equipment

    UpcomingFramework

    £3mframework ceiling
  2. AWE Laser Transport Mirror Refurbishment

    South EastLaboratory and scientific equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1mframework ceiling
  3. Client Partnership Framework (CPF)

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering, IT services and software

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Construction5
  2. Architecture and engineering5
  3. Building maintenance and repairs3
  4. Laboratory and scientific equipment2
  5. IT services and software2
  6. Management consultancy2

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Withheld Section94 supplier£5.49m
    7 contracts
  2. Withheld Section 108 Supplier£3.33m
    1 contract
  3. Copyright Licensing AgencySME£159k
    1 contract
  4. Withheld Section 94 SupplierNot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)17%
  • Direct award (no competition)83%
Based on 6 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Atomic Weapons Establishment has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
17%
Lower than 74% of central government buyers
Based on 6 procurements
Won by small firms
0%
Lower than 98% of central government buyers
Based on 6 winning suppliers
Direct awards
83%
Higher than 86% of central government buyers
Based on 6 procurements

Compared with other central government buyers

Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%11
30–40%13
40–50%20
50–60%19
60–70%11
70–80%15
80–90%12
90–100%3

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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Copyright Licence renewalCopyright Licensing Agency£159k1 Dec 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Project_3623Withheld Section94 supplier£1.01m21 Aug 2026
Calibration ServicesWithheld Section94 supplier£327k27 Jul 2026
Technical Support of waste storage and transferWithheld Section94 supplier—14 May 2026
Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Circuit BreakersWithheld Section94 supplier£917k1 May 2026
Cost Consultancy ServicesWithheld Section 108 Supplier—23 Apr 2026
Occupational HealthWithheld Section94 supplier£0.0115 Apr 2026
Exempt as per S94 - (1a) - withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security, Direct Award.Withheld Section94 supplier£430k13 Apr 2026
LYRA Delivery PartnerWithheld Section 94 Supplier—12 Mar 2026
Minor WorksWithheld Section94 supplier—6 Jan 2026
Copyright Licence renewalCopyright Licensing Agency—2 Dec 2025