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Enabling Innovation Framework

Sellafield Limited

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Sellafield Limited

Buyer Address: Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, UKD61, WA3 6GR, United Kingdom

Contact Email: eif@sellafieldsites.com

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
20000000.0 GBP
Gross: 24000000.0 GBP
Published
14 Jan 2026, 09:16
Deadline
05 Feb 2026, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Enabling Innovation Framework 5 The EIF 5 Scope is primarily around problem definition and framing, studies, developing functional requirements, preparing business cases and targeted project and task interventions. In summary the scope of the EIF encompasses: • Support to problem framing: establishing clarity over needs and priorities and providing technical / digital support; • Help in establishing project purpose, principles, roles and tasks before the Detail is decided • Problem definition: help in translating service requirements into clear functional / technical / digital requirements; • Support to studies; • Support for problem solving and recovery of stalled projects through enabling services or focussed technical and digital support / solutions; • Support to establishing correct measures, metrics and targets for success; • Improving understanding of supply chain capability; • Supporting challenge to unnecessarily bespoke solutions, application of unnecessary standards and "specialist" requirements through enabling services or focussed technical / digital solutions; • Support to constructive challenge of ongoing requirements and cost estimates; • Relationship based: allowing the supply chain to offer up new technologies and innovations, which have not been solicited by a Sellafield Ltd client that may bring significant return on investment. Sellafield Ltd intends to appoint 10 suppliers under a single lot. The framework agreements will be based on Sellafield standard terms and conditions.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002926-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 20,000,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 24,000,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-06-29T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (80%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (20%)

Documents

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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