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Published 20 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bagged Combustible Bulk Order

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Waste Services Limited (Public body)

Award under framework
Awarded value£2,300,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A framework call-off under the Treatment & Conditioning Services Framework (2026-2030) for the Bagged Combustible Bulk Order, procured by Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) on behalf of its Customers. A Customer is defined as an organisation that either currently holds, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS.

The overall service requirement is summarised as follows:

  • Lifecycle management of the service;
  • Consignment receipt;
  • Unloading of the waste;
  • Incineration of the waste;
  • Disposal of all secondary waste to a suitably permitted facility;
  • Container returns in line with schedule requirements;
  • Technical Support;
  • Project close out and LFE.

Organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS, include private sector bodies, plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories:

  1. Any of the following and their future successors:

(a) ministerial government departments;

(b) non-ministerial government departments;

(c) executive agencies of government;

(d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs;

(e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs);

(f) police forces;

(g) fire and rescue services;

(h) ambulance services;

(i) maritime and coastguard agency services;

(j) NHS bodies;

(k) educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities;

(l) hospices;

(m) national parks;

(n) housing associations, including registered social landlords;

(o) third sector and charities;

(p) citizens advice bodies;

(q) Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils;

(r) public corporations;

(s) public financial bodies or institutions;

(t) public pension funds;

(u) central banks; and

(v) civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations.

  1. Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗ or any replacement or updated web-link.
  2. Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalacco… ↗ or any replacement or updated web-link.
  3. Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of ‘Contracting Authority’ in Section 2 of the Procurement Act.

Please note the framework reference is incorrect. The correct framework being used is the 'Treatment and Conditioning Services Framework (2026 - 2030)' www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076004-2026 ↗

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 17:46 BST
Authority reference
C13255
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085122
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e843 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Aug 2026 → 16 Sept 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Assessment summaries sent62 days ago
    19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published42 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 17:46 BST
  3. Standstill ends33 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    19 Aug 2026, 14:19 BST
    UK6
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 09:59 BST
    UK12
  3. Contract award notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 10:14 BST
    UK6
  4. Contract award notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 14:29 BST
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  6. Contract award notice published
    8 Sept 2026, 17:46 BST
    UK6
  7. Contract signature expected
    17 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,300,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED17 Sept 2026 – 16 Sept 2030Amended: Modifying standstill period/contract dates · Amended: Modifying standstill period/contract dates and additional correction of framework reference£2,300,00019 Aug 2026standstill to 16 Sept 2026Standstill
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED3 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2030£2,300,00019 Aug 2026CancelledIncorrect information stated on the Contract Award Notice regarding the Procedure Type

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Waste Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWB-5846-DYCH Pelham House, Pelham Drive,, Calderbridge, Seascale, North West, CA20 1DBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Veolia ES (UK) LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHPM-6732-PLLY 210 Pentonville Road, London, London, London, N1 9JYContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure