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Atomic Weapons Establishment

Atomic Weapons Establishment is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£521.6M

Total spend

25

Contract awards

17

Unique suppliers

£21.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Atomic Weapons Establishment has awarded 25 contracts worth £521.6M to 17 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £21.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 100% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Atomic Weapons Establishment

Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Withheld Section 94 Supplier2£410.7M
Exempt as per PCR s108.3(b) withheld for purpose of safeguarding national security.1£100.0M
Withheld Section94 Supplier7£5.7M
Withheld Section 108 Supplier1£3.3M
This information has been omitted from this notice in accordance with s.94 Procurement Act 20231£917K
COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LIMITED(THE)1£159K
CLIP LIMITED1£150K
Weber Rescue UK Ltd1£138K
MHP GROUP LIMITED2£112K
AVVIO REPLY LIMITED1£96K
SHUTTERSTOCK INTERNATIONAL SERVICES EMEA LTD1£95K
MINTO BRANDING LIMITED1£90K
Cabinet Office1£50K
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED1£48K
STEM RETURNERS1£40K
ROCKLEY WATERSPORTS LIMITED1£29K
CONTENT ONLINE LIMITED1£0

Procurement categories

What Atomic Weapons Establishment buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
7 awards£445K

Construction work

45
4 awards£515.2M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
2 awards£138K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
2 awards£423K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£59K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 award£90K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£917K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£430K

Software package and information systems

48
1 award£159K

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£327K

Public utilities

65
1 award£0

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£3.3M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£50K

Education and training services

80
1 award£29K

Recent contracts

Latest Atomic Weapons Establishment contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Project_3542

Withheld Section 94 Supplier · 2026-10-29

£0

Asbestos and Lead Surveys of Gantries

Withheld Section94 supplier · 2026-10-26

£328K

Project_3623

Withheld Section94 supplier · 2026-09-07

£0

Calibration Services

Withheld Section94 supplier · 2026-07-26

£327K

Technical Support of waste storage and transfer

Withheld Section94 supplier · 2026-05-13

£96K

Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Circuit Breakers

This information has been omitted from this notice in accordance with s.94 Procurement Act 2023 · 2026-04-30

£917K

Cost Consultancy Services

Withheld Section 108 Supplier · 2026-04-22

£3.3M

Exempt as per S94 - (1a) - withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security, Direct Award.

Withheld Section94 Supplier · 2026-04-12

£430K

LYRA Delivery Partner

Withheld Section 94 Supplier · 2026-03-12

£410.7M

Minor Works

Withheld Section94 supplier · 2026-01-06

£4.5M

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What Atomic Weapons Establishment has coming up

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Most of it is in lab & precision, construction works and business services.

8

contracts ending in 12 months

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4

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

1

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Market analysis

Bidding into Atomic Weapons Establishment — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

42%

Awards to SMEs

100%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 42% of Atomic Weapons Establishment’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Atomic Weapons Establishment

How much does Atomic Weapons Establishment spend on procurement?

Atomic Weapons Establishment awarded 25 contracts totalling £521.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 17 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £21.7M.

Who are Atomic Weapons Establishment's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Atomic Weapons Establishment by total award value are Withheld Section 94 Supplier, Exempt as per PCR s108.3(b) withheld for purpose of safeguarding national security., Withheld Section94 Supplier. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.

What does Atomic Weapons Establishment buy from suppliers?

Atomic Weapons Establishment's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, construction work, security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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