Who won: HALEU Deconversion Programme - PhD Call for Proposal

About this contract

The United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) is inviting applications from UK Universities, to funding for a PhD project, to begin no later that October 2026. This project shall support the UK's ambition to establish a secure and resilient supply of High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium. UKNNL are particularly interested in those applications which are Supported by a Doctoral Focal Award. As the scope is R&D, the procurement is being undertaken under the Research and Development exemption under the Procurement Act 2023 ( Schedule 2). UKNNL intends to host a mid-tender clarification call via Microsoft Teams to provide further background on the requirement and address any questions from bidders and ensure a common understanding of the Call for Proposal. If you are interested in joining this call please visit the ticketing website to register your place: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/national-nuclear-laboratory/t-oeeenyx

Who won contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓This one's been awarded — but United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory retenders on a cycle. Get matched the day the next one lands and start your draft early.

BidWriter drafts your responses from your company profile, scores them against the marking scheme, and tracks your whole pipeline. Free to start — no card needed.

Related resources