Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 31
- To 59 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.2m
- 23 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £83k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £15mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
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- £150kestimated
- £500kestimated
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- £150kestimated
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- £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.
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)14%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)6%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
- Direct award (no competition)67%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
- 14%
- Lower than 86% of other public bodies
- Based on 36 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 58%
- Higher than 52% of other public bodies
- Based on 62 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 12
- More than 86% of other public bodies
- Based on 13 awards
- Split into lots
- 20%
- Higher than 53% of other public bodies
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 67%
- Higher than 84% 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
This buyer: 28 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 12
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
This buyer: 14%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
This buyer: 58%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Agreement for Perkin Elmer Equipment | Perkinelmer Aes (UK) Limited | £169k | 6 Dec 2026 |
| Supply of Equipment for HALEU Deconversion Experimental Programme | Lyndhurst Precision Engineering | £64k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Supply, integration and Installation of a Furnace | Severn Thermal Solutions Limited | — | 19 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Contract for X-Ray Analysis Equipment. | Malvern Panalytical | — | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Supply of Aerosol Spectrometer | Filter Integrity Limited | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Procurement of endoscope for FHP inspections | Evident Europe GmbH | — | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Supply of Equipment for HALEU Deconversion Experimental Programme | Lyndhurst Precision Engineering | — | 17 Sept 2026 |
| NIRAB Chair | R Robilliard Limited | — | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Advisory and Consultancy Services to support WIT 2 Coding. | Grallator | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Institute for Customer Service Membership | Institute of Customer Service (ICS) | — | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Scientific Journal Access | Elsevier B.V. | £647k | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Open Framework for Nuclear Technical Services | Mott MacDonald, AtkinsRealis UK Limited, Nuvia and 29 more | — | 29 Jul 2026 |
| UKNNL Strategic Plan | DRP (UK) Limited | — | 28 Jul 2026 |