Official UK procurement notice
Analysis of Very Low Active and Environmental Samples
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSellafield Ltd has awarded a Contract to Cavendish Nuclear Limited to undertake Very Low Active (VLA) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations. The service is to consist of sample receipt and transportation, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal.<br/><br/>The duration of the Contract is for 8 years. The estimated value of the Contract is £113.2m.<br/><br/>The Contract is dated 8th July 2026
CPV: Analysis services · Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Following competition utilising the Open Procedure, Sellafield Ltd has awarded a…AwardedPublished value£96,000,000
Following competition utilising the Open Procedure, Sellafield Ltd has awarded a Contract to Cavendish Nuclear Limited to undertake Very Low Active (VLA) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations. The service is to consist of sample receipt and transportation, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal.<br/><br/>Analytical Services provides an essential service in support of Sellafield Operations which in accordance with its Site Licence Conditions requires Sellafield to report to the regulatory bodies e.g., Environmental Agency (EA) and demonstrate the use of Best Available Technology (BAT) and As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) for the management of effluent and other waste activities which are key to delivery of the Sellafield Ltd mission. The site is envisaged to have a demand for analytical services until 2110.<br/><br/>The duration of the Contract is for 8 years. The estimated value of the Contract is £113.2m.<br/><br/>The Contract is dated 8th July 2026
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Feb 2025, 15:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Apr 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068902- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
9 Apr 2025 → 9 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Submission deadline9 Apr 2025
- Bids opened9 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published95 days ago21 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until14 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Jul 2026, 17:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish Nuclear Limited | £91,212,912 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 068902-2026-1 · Cavendish Nuclear Limited
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2026
- Value
- £91,212,912
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2034
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sellafield LtdContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts Of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cavendish Nuclear LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.