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title: "Agreement to DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE LEAK TESTING SOLUTION FOR NUCLEAR TRANSPORT"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/agreement-to-develop-a-prototype-leak-testing-solution-for-nuclear-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-065f78"
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# Agreement to DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE LEAK TESTING SOLUTION FOR NUCLEAR TRANSPORT

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/agreement-to-develop-a-prototype-leak-testing-solution-for-nuclear-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-065f78). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** International Nuclear Services Limited: "Agreement to DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE LEAK TESTING SOLUTION FOR NUCLEAR TRANSPORT". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [International Nuclear Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/international-nuclear-services-limited-GB-PPON-PMQD-6637-QWGT)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £100,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/agreement-to-develop-a-prototype-leak-testing-solution-for-nuclear-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-065f78#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065f78`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/agreement-to-develop-a-prototype-leak-testing-solution-for-nuclear-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-065f78#tl-md)

## Description
NTS has placed a contract agreement for the  DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE LEAK TESTING SOLUTION FOR NUCLEAR TRANSPORT PACKAGES.
This requirement concerns the production of a prototype only, involving design work, testing, and refinement to meet the unique technical and environmental requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lancaster Instruments Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175755`
  - Value: £100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Agreement to DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE LEAK TESTING SOLUTION FOR NUCLEAR TRANSPORT (active)
  - Signed Value: £100,000
  - Signed Date: 23/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018394-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-02T12:25:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:32:59.116Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065f78