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National Nuclear Laboratory

R&D services · Warrington
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The National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is focused on enabling and delivering nuclear outcomes for the UK government and supporting the growth of the UK nuclear sector. They work on various aspects of nuclear science and technology, including clean energy and environmental restoration.

nnl.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£875.5m
Live
34
Buyers
17
12m
£26.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts34 / 102
  • Top buyers17
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — National Nuclear LaboratoryUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

National Nuclear Laboratory has won £875.5m across 17 public-sector buyers, with 34 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Sellafield Limited at 74% · 100% in R&D services · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
34 of 102Live contracts
74%Top-buyer concentration
100%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 4
Nuclear Plant OperationsWaste ManagementDecommissioningStrategic Research and Development
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • National Waste Quality Checking Service for Radioactive WasteDEFRA · £1.0m
  • The Game Changers Innovation ProgrammeNuclear Restoration Services (NRS) · £67k

Extracted automatically from nnl.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 34 live · 68 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Nuclear Industry Risk Advisory Board (NIRAB)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero—10 Jun 2026£230k10 moLive
Nuclear Safeguards Programme
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero—01 Sept 2026£19.5m3.6 yrsLive
NDA/C17430/22
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000030 Mar 2026£240k3 moClosed
NDA/C17430/11
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000002 Feb 2026£2.6m1.5 yrsLive
NDA/C17430/21 - R&D Delivery Improvements
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000030 Mar 2026£128k6 moLive
NDA/C17430/20 Pu Immobilisation SME support
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000023 Mar 2026£110k3 yrsLive
ThermoChimie Phase 4 Framework
nuclear waster services—01 Apr 2026—3 yrspending
NDA/C17430/19
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000009 Mar 2026£123k6 moLive
NDA/C17430/17 - HIP1 Equipment to make MOX pellets
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000019 Jan 2026£563k10 moLive
NDA/C17430/18
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority7300000006 Feb 2026£27k2 moClosed
Total live value £110.5m · mean award £8.6m1–10 of 102

Top buyers · 17 buyers · top 3 = 94%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Sellafield Limited
1 contract
74%
since 2017
2
Nuclear Decommissiong Authority
37 contracts
15%
since 2016
3
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
12 contracts
5%
since 2024
4
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
15 contracts
4%
since 2016
5
CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance
3 contracts
1%
since 2020
6
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
7 contracts
0%
since 2021
7
LLWR
2 contracts
0%
since 2023
8
LLW Repository
1 contract
0%
since 2017
9
Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
10 contracts
0%
since 2016
10
DEFRA
1 contract
0%
since 2018

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value. Single-category exposure: 100%.

✓ From notices
R&D services73
100%
⚠ Concentration: 100% of recent awarded value sits in a single CPV division. A category-specific downturn would materially affect revenue.

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West5 contracts
89%
London37 contracts
11%
South East10 contracts
0%
Region resolved for 85% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). National Nuclear Laboratory highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
NN
National Nuclear Laboratory
No£26.0m—
AS
Augean South Limited
No£22.7m1
I(
Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd
No£5.7m3
WU
WSP UK Limited
No£3.2m4
PF
People For Research Limited
Yes£3.0m1
SU
SUSTENIC LIMITED
Yes£2.7m1
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Due in -14d
Next due 30 Jun 2026
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 21 Oct 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
03857752
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
07 Oct 1999
Reg. office
Chadwick House Warrington Road, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6AE
SIC codes
71122 · 71200
Last accounts
31 Mar 2024
Next accounts due
30 Jun 2026

Directors & PSC

  • SCOTT, David Douglas — director
    Appointed 23 Jan 2026
  • GRAY, Hannah Brewer — director
    Appointed 21 Oct 2025
  • ANTROBUS, Julianne — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • SMART, Neil Graham, Professor — director
    Appointed 01 Apr 2025
  • WHEELER, Samantha — secretary
    Appointed 18 Sept 2023
  • CLARKSON, Iain Geoffrey — director
    Appointed 01 Oct 2019
  • Nnl Holdings Limited — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED
03857752 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.