University Interactions - NDA Research Portfolio - Single Supplier Framework

Buyer
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Value
£16,000,000
Closes
20 November 2026
Where
Cumbria
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority wants to hire one supplier to manage their university research partnerships for 4 years, worth around £16 million. The supplier will handle contracts with universities, oversee PhD student supervision, monitor research performance, and support communications about the NDA's research programme.

What the buyer wants

• Manage and establish contracts between the NDA and universities on their behalf • Oversee the NDA's PhD portfolio and provide industrial supervision support for PhD students • Monitor the performance and impact of the NDA's university research strategy • Support communication and promotion of the NDA's University Research Programme • Provide direct support to capability development in targeted research areas

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is almost certainly closed to small businesses. It requires a supplier capable of managing a £16 million budget, multiple complex university contracts, and delivering at national scale over 4 years. It appears designed for large consultancies or research management organisations with established university relationships.

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.

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