DNO 515 - Roles, Pathways and Curriculum
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£1.4m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
30 Mar 2026
Description
The project supports the Nuclear Skills Plan by analysing and refining role profiles, career pathways, and curricula. It involves stakeholder engagement, data capture, and strategic planning to address critical skills gaps and aligns workforce development with industry needs.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d48e
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031
- CPV classifications
- 72415000793414007934210080430000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | The Authority intends to use a number of scored weighted quality questions. The headings of the scored weighted quality questions may be as follows; Commercial Compliance, Social Value and Technical Questions. Further information will be provided as part of ITT Documentation. | quality | 70.00% |
| Cost | The Authority intend to use Value for Money Index. This approach divides the total score of the non-cost (quality) criteria by the tender cost. It ranks tenders on the quality (represented by the non-cost score) for each £ (or £k or £m) of cost. A full and final ITT pack will be published post PSQ stage of the competition to down-selected Potential Providers. | cost | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please see PSQ Guidance document attached to the DSP listing.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.4m
Award date
29 Mar 2026
Contract start
12 Apr 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2031
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded 29 Mar 2026 · Contract period 12 Apr 2026 — 31 Mar 2031
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