diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/TimeUtilities.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/TimeUtilities.py
index dd17d0485a8..ae6d3202968 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/TimeUtilities.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/TimeUtilities.py
@@ -11,7 +11,39 @@
 # Re-export everything from DIRACCommon for backward compatibility
 from DIRACCommon.Core.Utilities.TimeUtilities import *  # noqa: F401, F403
 
+# TimeUtilities imports datetime as well
+# To avoid conflicts/surprises, import copies here used a _local
+from datetime import datetime as dt_local, timezone as tz_local
+
 from DIRAC import gLogger
 
 
 timeThis = partial(timeThis, logger_info=gLogger.info)
+
+
+class DiracTime:
+    """datetime tools for DIRAC:
+    There are a number of facilities in DIRAC which can't handle timezone aware
+    dateetime objects: These don't serialise, don't fit in database schemas, etc.
+    As the python non-timezone aware helper functions are being deprecated we
+    provider our own equivalents here.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def utcnow() -> dt_local:
+        """Returns a UTC datetime object for now *without* a timezone field."""
+        return dt_local.now(tz_local.utc).replace(tzinfo=None)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def utcfromtimestamp(epoch: float) -> dt_local:
+        """Returns a UTC datetime object from the given epoch offset (also in UTC)."""
+        return dt_local.fromtimestamp(epoch, tz=tz_local.utc).replace(tzinfo=None)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def timestamp_utc(dt: dt_local) -> int:
+        """Converts a datetime object to a UTC epoch offset int.
+        Naive timezones are assumed to be UTC.
+        """
+        if dt.tzinfo is None:
+            return int(dt.replace(tzinfo=tz_local.utc).timestamp())
+        return int(dt.timestamp())
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/test/Test_TimeUtilities.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/test/Test_TimeUtilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fbaff9d365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/test/Test_TimeUtilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+"""Tests for DIRAC Core Utilities TimeUtilities — DiracTime class
+"""
+
+import datetime
+import time as _time_module
+
+import pytest
+
+from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.TimeUtilities import DiracTime
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helper — build aware datetimes with specific UTC offsets
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _utc(utc_offset_hours: float = 0.0) -> datetime.timezone:
+    """Return a timezone with *utc_offset_hours* from UTC (e.g. +1, -5)."""
+    minutes = int(utc_offset_hours * 60)
+    return datetime.timezone(datetime.timedelta(minutes=minutes))
+
+
+# ===========================================================================
+# utcnow()
+# ===========================================================================
+
+
+class TestUtcnow:
+    """DiracTime.utcnow() returns a naive UTC datetime."""
+
+    def test_returns_naive_datetime(self):
+        dt = DiracTime.utcnow()
+        assert dt is not None
+        assert isinstance(dt, datetime.datetime)
+        assert dt.tzinfo is None, "utcnow() must strip tzinfo and return naive"
+
+    def test_is_roughly_now(self):
+        before = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        dt = DiracTime.utcnow()
+        after = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        assert before <= dt <= after + datetime.timedelta(seconds=2)
+
+    def test_return_type_is_datetime_not_date(self):
+        dt = DiracTime.utcnow()
+        assert isinstance(dt, datetime.datetime)
+        assert not isinstance(dt, datetime.date) or type(dt) is datetime.datetime
+
+    def test_is_in_the_future(self):
+        """utcnow() should always return a value ahead of the hardcoded cutoff."""
+        # 2026-06-18 12:00:00 UTC — test must always run in the future
+        HARD_CODED_CUTOFF = 1781784000
+        dt = DiracTime.utcnow()
+        assert DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt) > HARD_CODED_CUTOFF, f"utcnow() returned {dt}"
+        assert dt.tzinfo is None
+
+
+# ===========================================================================
+# utcfromtimestamp()
+# ===========================================================================
+
+
+class TestUtcfromtimestamp:
+    """DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(epoch) converts epoch → naive UTC datetime."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "epoch",
+        [
+            0,
+            1_700_000_000,
+            1_718_700_000,
+            2**31 - 1,
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_known_epochs(self, epoch):
+        """utcfromtimestamp produces a naive UTC datetime whose timestamp round-trips."""
+        dt = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(epoch)
+        assert dt.tzinfo is None
+        assert dt.timestamp() == epoch
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "epoch",
+        [
+            -1,
+            -100_000,
+            1,
+            100_000,
+            1_000_000_000,
+            1_750_000_000,
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_returns_naive(self, epoch):
+        dt = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(epoch)
+        assert dt is not None
+        assert dt.tzinfo is None, f"epoch={epoch}: expected naive, got tzinfo={dt.tzinfo}"
+
+    def test_roundtrip_with_utcnow(self):
+        """utcnow() → timestamp_utc() → utcfromtimestamp() should round-trip."""
+        before = DiracTime.utcnow()
+        epoch = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(before)
+        after = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(epoch)
+        # Both are naive UTC; allow 1-second drift from int-truncation
+        diff = abs((after - before).total_seconds())
+        assert diff <= 1.0, f"round-trip drifted by {diff}s"
+
+    def test_monotonicity(self):
+        """Later epochs must produce later datetimes."""
+        e1, e2 = 1_000_000, 2_000_000
+        d1, d2 = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(e1), DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(e2)
+        assert d1 < d2
+
+    def test_float_epoch(self):
+        """Float epochs should work and be truncated by datetime internals."""
+        dt = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(1700000000.5)
+        assert dt.tzinfo is None
+
+    def test_negative_epoch(self):
+        """Pre-epoch timestamps must still return valid naive datetimes."""
+        dt = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(-1)
+        assert dt.tzinfo is None
+        assert dt.year == 1969
+
+
+# ===========================================================================
+# timestamp_utc()
+# ===========================================================================
+
+
+class TestTimestampUtc:
+    """DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt) converts a datetime → Unix timestamp.
+
+    Naive datetimes are assumed to be UTC.
+    Aware datetimes have their offset applied correctly.
+    """
+
+    # ---- naive datetime tests -------------------------------------------
+
+    def test_naive_datetime_is_treated_as_utc(self):
+        """Naive datetime without tzinfo → timestamp assumes UTC."""
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2023, 11, 14, 22, 13, 20)  # naive
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    def test_naive_1970_epoch_zero(self):
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(datetime.datetime(1970, 1, 1))
+        assert ts == 0
+
+    def test_naive_midnight_utc(self):
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 0, 0, 0)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "year,month,day,hour,min,sec",
+        [
+            (2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+            (2020, 7, 15, 12, 30, 45),
+            (1999, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59),
+            (2100, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_naive_various_instants(self, year, month, day, hour, min, sec):
+        dt = datetime.datetime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    # ---- aware datetime tests -------------------------------------------
+
+    def test_aware_utc(self):
+        """Explicit UTC timezone → correct timestamp."""
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2023, 11, 14, 22, 13, 20, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    def test_aware_positive_offset(self):
+        """+01:00 datetime → timestamp corresponds to UTC time."""
+        tz = _utc(1)
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2023, 11, 14, 22, 13, 20, tzinfo=tz)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        # .timestamp() already converts the aware datetime to UTC epoch
+        expected = int(dt.timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    def test_aware_negative_offset(self):
+        """-05:00 datetime → timestamp corresponds to UTC time."""
+        tz = _utc(-5)
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2023, 11, 14, 22, 13, 20, tzinfo=tz)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "offset_hours",
+        [
+            -12,
+            -11,
+            -5.5,
+            0,
+            5.5,
+            8,
+            9,
+            12,
+            14,  # There are places that use an offset >12h!
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_aware_various_offsets(self, offset_hours):
+        """For *any* timezone offset, timestamp_utc returns the correct UTC epoch."""
+        tz = _utc(offset_hours)
+        # Use a fixed UTC reference, then express it in that offset
+        utc_ref = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 12, 30, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        local = utc_ref.astimezone(tz)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(local)
+        assert ts == int(utc_ref.timestamp())
+
+    def test_aware_vs_naive_same_clock(self):
+        """Naive 12:00 assumed UTC ≠ aware 12:00+01:00 — timestamps differ by 1 hour."""
+        naive = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 12, 0, 0)
+        aware = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=_utc(1))
+        ts_naive = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(naive)
+        ts_aware = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(aware)
+        # Naive treated as UTC, aware is 1 hour behind → naive timestamp is 3600s larger
+        assert ts_naive - ts_aware == 3600
+
+    def test_aware_dst_transition(self):
+        """Spring-forward: 2024-03-31 01:30 UTC+00:00 (no DST) vs Europe/London equivalent."""
+        tz = _utc(1)
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2024, 3, 31, 2, 30, 0, tzinfo=tz)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    # ---- mixed / edge cases ---------------------------------------------
+
+    def test_datetime_with_microseconds(self):
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 12, 30, 45, 123456, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    def test_datetime_with_zero_microseconds(self):
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        expected = int(dt.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc).timestamp())
+        assert ts == expected
+
+    def test_far_future(self):
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2099, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        assert ts > 0
+        assert isinstance(ts, int)
+
+    def test_far_past(self):
+        dt = datetime.datetime(1900, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        assert ts < 0
+        assert isinstance(ts, int)
+
+
+# ===========================================================================
+# Cross-method consistency
+# ===========================================================================
+
+
+class TestRoundtripConsistency:
+    """End-to-end consistency: utcnow → timestamp → utcfromtimestamp."""
+
+    def test_utcnow_roundtrip(self):
+        dt_before = DiracTime.utcnow()
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt_before)
+        dt_after = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(ts)
+        assert dt_before.tzinfo is None
+        assert dt_after.tzinfo is None
+        diff = abs((dt_after - dt_before).total_seconds())
+        assert diff <= 1.0  # within 1 s due to int truncation
+
+    def test_aware_roundtrip(self):
+        tz = _utc(2)
+        dt_before = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 15, 30, 0, tzinfo=tz)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt_before)
+        dt_after = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(ts)
+        # Round-trip produces a naive UTC datetime
+        assert dt_after.tzinfo is None
+        dt_utc = dt_before.astimezone(datetime.timezone.utc).replace(tzinfo=None)
+        diff = abs((dt_after - dt_utc).total_seconds())
+        assert diff <= 1.0
+
+
+# ===========================================================================
+# Edge cases & sanity checks
+# ===========================================================================
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+    def test_utcnow_is_deterministic_type(self):
+        """Consecutive calls always return naive datetime."""
+        for _ in range(10):
+            dt = DiracTime.utcnow()
+            assert dt.tzinfo is None
+            assert isinstance(dt, datetime.datetime)
+
+    def test_utcfromtimestamp_negative_and_positive(self):
+        neg = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(-100_000)
+        pos = DiracTime.utcfromtimestamp(100_000)
+        assert neg.tzinfo is None
+        assert pos.tzinfo is None
+        assert neg < pos
+
+    def test_timestamp_utc_preserves_seconds_precision(self):
+        """Int truncation should not lose sub-second information incorrectly."""
+        dt = datetime.datetime(2024, 6, 18, 12, 0, 0, 999999, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
+        ts = DiracTime.timestamp_utc(dt)
+        # The int() truncates, so sub-second is dropped — verify it's an int
+        assert isinstance(ts, int)