Official UK procurement notice
Agreement for the Supply of Radiometric Protection Instruments - Spares and Consumables
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract is for acquiring supplies from the supplier (Curtiss-Wright) to prevent difficulties in operation and maintenance of the Curtiss-Wright radiometric support equipment, ensuring the supplies used are that of the suppliers own equipment (to which the supplier has the Intellectual Property Rights and patents) so that:
- The Radiometric protective equipment is correct and is part of a set of pre-approved type tested equipment which has been evaluated and considered fit and safe for the intended purpose.
- The spares in use meet a predetermined specification which matches the equipment outlined above. As the OEM, the supplier is required to ensure that their spares continue to meet that specification.
The supplier retains the intellectual property rights (IPR) for the Radiometric Protection Instruments, restricting the ability of another economic operator to provide the supplies.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Sept 2026, 10:39 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 22:29 BST
- Authority reference
C32391- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090354- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f02dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The service provider retains the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for the supplies, and would restrict the ability of another economic operator to provide the supplies, with justification for contract award on the grounds of Schedule 5 regulation 5(a)(b) (the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights).
Schedule 5 regulation 7(a)(b) also applies (for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance).
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published2 Sept 2026, 10:39 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 22:29 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtiss-Wright Wimborne Limited5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2027 | £490,000 | 21 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Curtiss-Wright Wimborne LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender