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    ContractsEngineered Barrier System Assessment and Performance Framework
    Open tender

    Engineered Barrier System Assessment and Performance Framework

    Contract value
    £13.7m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Framework to provide professional services for assessing engineered barrier system components and materials performance under repository conditions, with tender release planned for November 2026.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 6 Aug 2026· 1 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £13.7m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £13,700,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 months ago.

    6 August 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    This is a Research & Development framework opportunity that will be exempt under Paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Procurement Act 2023. The framework seeks to provide comprehensive professional services for evaluating and assessing the performance of engineered barrier system components relevant to UK applications. Services will support the assessment of deployment options and the evolution of candidate materials and their configurations under repository conditions. This upcoming procurement is currently scheduled for tender release in November 2026. Suppliers should note that this framework will require expertise in materials science, performance assessment, and repository condition modeling to support the evaluation of barrier systems for geological storage applications.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06ddeb
    NW
    Buyer
    NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES
    Sector
    Research & Innovation