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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
12 Jan 2026, 10:29
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 interventions for which the categories, outputs and deliverables. The Sellafield Ltd Corporate Strategy and Strategy Management Framework provide broader organisational context and detail around the purpose and challenges of the value streams (Retrievals, Remediation, Spent Fuel Management, Special Nuclear Materials and Integrated Waste Management) and the business critical enablers. 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 require

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002151-2026

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

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