CBRN Remediation Services Framework - 2026

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Open framework scheme8 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery listed: Anguilla (AI)Bermuda (BM)Falkland Islands (FK)

+9 more

Guernsey (GG)Gibraltar (GI)South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GS)Isle of Man (IM)British Indian Ocean Territory (IO)Jersey (JE)Cayman Islands (KY)Montserrat (MS)Pitcairn Islands (PN)

Framework ceiling (notional)£26,000,000envelope for 8 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 18 Nov 2025awarded 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to Adler and Allan Ltd +7 more8 awards

Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Mar 2034 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Remediation Services Framework is procured, on behalf of UK Government, by the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear (CBRN) Emergencies Team. The Government will however reserve the right to use other services other than the Framework in the case of CBRN emergency.

The Defra CBRN Emergencies Team increases the UK's capacity and capability to respond and recover from deliberate and accidental releases of CBRN materials, and from releases of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) including nuclear accidents, regardless of scale where the incident is in excess of local capability and/or knowledge and authorities request help from Defra services.

These services include advice, guidance and access to practical CBRN recovery services to support those who will be responsible for remediation. Defra is seeking to establish a framework agreement of specialist suppliers to provide

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Mar 2033, 23:59 BST.
How the procedure runs: Open Tender Stage, followed by Price Negotiation Stage

CPV: Environmental decontamination services · Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Bids received: 4 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 8 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 Mar 2034

Who may buy through it

Central Government Departments, Arms Length Bodies, Local Authorities, and any other UK Government body which may require to use the Framework, including embassies, consulates, British Armed Forces premises and Overseas Territories.

Published description of the framework

Where a Contracting Authority requires the Services from the Framework Provider and does not require a response to an emergency, incident or disaster within 2 Working Days after the Order Form has been sent by a Contracting Authority, the Competitive Selection Process will be undertaken.

A Contracting Authority shall make a Direct Award of a Call-Off Contract to a Framework Provider, if a Contracting Authority requires a response to an emergency, incident or disaster within 2 Working Days after the Order Form has been sent by a Contracting Authority.

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 8 lots carries the same published figure, £3,250,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Chemical Sampling, Analysis and MonitoringAwarded 8 yrsSMEceiling above