{"id":842934,"date":"2025-04-23T09:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/great-british-nuclear-launches-600m-reactor-tender\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T09:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:12:31","slug":"great-british-nuclear-launches-600m-reactor-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/great-british-nuclear-launches-600m-reactor-tender\/","title":{"rendered":"Great British Nuclear launches \u00a3600m reactor tender"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/nuclear-fusion-shutterstock-web.jpg\"   alt=\"nuclear-fusion-shutterstock-web.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/tech\/why-construction-news-is-using-ai-to-assist-with-our-writing-31-03-2025\/\">Who is Harmsworth?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"382\">Great British Nuclear has published a planned procurement notice for up to two owner\u2019s engineer (OE) contracts worth a combined \u00a3600m over up to 14 years for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"765\">The winning firms will act as independent technical and delivery advisers across two potential SMR projects, which aim to bring first-of-a-kind nuclear technology into commercial operation in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"765\">They will support GBN\u2019s internal \u2018Intelligent Customer\u2019 and \u2018Intelligent Client\u2019 functions with oversight, audit, risk and design compliance advice throughout the project lifecycle.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"1046\">GBN said each OE contract could be worth up to \u00a3300m, with the final number of contracts depending on the outcome of its ongoing SMR Technology Partner procurement.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"1046\">The projects are expected to run for up to 14 years, with indicative contract dates from March 2026 to March 2040.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1355\">The OEs will be expected to provide technical support across 36 defined disciplines including commissioning, reactor core physics, cyber security, decommissioning and safety case analysis.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1355\">Programme capabilities such as risk, scope and cost management, along with NEC contract expertise, are also mandatory.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1684\">The procurement will use the Competitive Flexible Procedure introduced under the Procurement Act 2023.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1684\">An initial stage will involve a questionairre assessing legal, financial and technical capabilities, as well as any conflicts of interest. Shortlisted bidders will then be invited to submit full tenders.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1871\">GBN said the procurement has been designed to encourage participation from small and medium-sized enterprises, including through joint ventures, consortia and supply chain arrangements.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"2124\">The notice said that contract values, durations and scope could change before the formal launch of the tender process, expected on 2 June 2025.<\/p>\n<p class data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"2124\">The deadline for tender submissions is 19 September 2025, with contracts to be awarded by March 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1735\"><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.find-tender.service.gov.uk\/Notice\/016291-2025\">Gov.uk Find a Tender<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/civils\/great-british-nuclear-launches-600m-reactor-tender-23-04-2025\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Colin Marrs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Great British Nuclear has published a planned procurement notice for up to two owner\u2019s engineer (OE) contracts worth a combined \u00a3600m over up to 14 years for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) programme. 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