HALEU Deconversion Programme - PhD Call for Proposal

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £125,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Fri 27 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 27 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 2 Mar 2026
Region: Any region

02/ The brief

What the notice says

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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

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

73000000
73100000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

2 Mar 2026
Contract notice
Contract notice published 2 March 2026.
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £125,000.

08/ Related

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