UKNNL - Fabrication, Machining, Associated Supplies and Services Open Framework
- Buyer
- United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Closes
- 8 December 2026
- Where
- Warrington
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
UKNNL, the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory, is setting up an open framework of approved suppliers for fabrication (making metal parts and structures), machining (precision shaping of parts), and related supplies and services, with a total estimated value of £15,000,000. Individual jobs will be called off from the framework as needed, priced either as fixed cost or cost reimbursable.
What the buyer wants
• Join the framework so you can be considered for call-off contracts awarded by quick quote, mini-competition or direct award. • In mini-competitions, price the work and submit a technical response, with pricing, technical and social value each scored within the stated weighting ranges. • Where a mini-competition is held, submit a bid to the e-tender portal, as all suppliers on the relevant lot are invited to price.
Lots
- Non-Nuclear Rig Fabrication and Machining
- Nuclear Rig Fabrication
- Infrastructure Fabrication and Machining & Engineering Systems
- Associated Supplies, Products, Services & Technical Support
- Complex and/or High Value Rig Fabrication & Machining
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not set out eligibility or qualification thresholds in the text provided, but the scale of the framework and the technical scoring in mini-competitions mean a small firm would need proven fabrication and machining capability to compete effectively.
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How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
Where to apply
The notice doesn't name a website for bids. Ask the buyer how to apply, using the contact on the official notice.
Questions about this tender? The official notice gives the buyer's contact.
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