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United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

Tenders published
5
About one every 73 days
Contracts awarded
28
To 56 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.98m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£100k
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

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Consolidated Equipment Services/ Repair Contracts

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Research and development

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. ATROPOS project

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Supply of Hoppers, Screwfeeders, Vibratory Feeders and Rotary Barrels

    UK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  4. NNLC746 - Nuclear Advanced Computing & Innovation Partnership (NACIP)

    UK-wideResearch and development, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  5. Laundry and Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  6. Supply of a Kneader

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £150kestimated
  7. Health Physics Monitor (s)

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestResearch and development

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  8. Procurement of Endoscope Cameras for UKNNL plant inspections

    North WestLaboratory and scientific equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. Autotitrator

    UK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  10. Fabrication and Machining Framework

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £10mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Gas Safe3%
    In 1 of 37 notices
  2. Social value questions3%
    In 1 of 37 notices

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)17%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)6%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
  • Direct award (no competition)61%
Based on 36 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 71% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
17%
Lower than 86% of other public bodies
Based on 36 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 58% of other public bodies
Based on 59 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
12
More than 86% of other public bodies
Based on 13 awards
Split into lots
20%
Higher than 52% of other public bodies
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Direct awards
61%
Higher than 86% of other public bodies
Based on 36 procurements
Cancelled
20%
Higher than 95% of other public bodies
Based on 5 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 145 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days4
20–25 days12
25–30 days48
30–35 days51
35–40 days16
40–45 days8
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 156 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids39
4–6 bids38
6–8 bids19
8–10 bids23
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids3
14–16 bids5
16–18 bids3
18–20 bids2
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%27
20–30%20
30–40%18
40–50%14
50–60%35
60–70%25
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%10
20–30%22
30–40%26
40–50%34
50–60%50
60–70%43
70–80%35
80–90%28
90–100%29

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Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Service Agreement for Perkin Elmer EquipmentPerkinelmer Aes (UK) Limited£169k6 Dec 2026

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards