Closed tender

HALEU Deconversion Programme - PhD Call for Proposal

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Topic
Research and experimental development services
Published
2 March 2026
Submission
27 March 2026

Tender description

The United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) is inviting applications from UK Universities to funding for a PhD project, to begin no later than October 2026. The project will support the UK's ambition to establish a secure and resilient supply of High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published2 March 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date27 March 2026

About the buyer

National Nuclear Laboratory is the UK's national nuclear science and technology laboratory, and a Contracting Authority in its own right. Suppliers register on Proactis, the laboratory's e-tendering platform, to bid for contract opportunities. A pipeline of upcoming activities is published roughly every quarter. Crown Commercial Service agreements also route work to suppliers. A university supply chain framework covers postdoctoral research, university consultancy and commercial research contracts. National Nuclear Laboratory is one of nine members of the Shared Services Alliance. The alliance has set up over 50 shared contracts for its members since 2009.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

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  • 73100000 · Research and experimental development services

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