Official UK procurement notice
Control Systems OEM - ABB Ltd Equipment Service and Maintenance
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of maintenance & technical support of in situ control system equipment used by Sellafield Ltd which have been manufactured and supported by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) - ABB Limited.
The scope includes: on-site support, breakdown support, telephone support, servicing, preventative maintenance, software updates, and supply of associated spare parts.
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
- 12 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038711- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06689fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
It has been determined that in current circumstances that competition is absent for technical reasons pursuant to Schedule 5 paragraph 5(a)(b) and 7(a)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. Justification for the award is as follows:
The Contract includes the provision of proprietary software, firmware and embedded components with intellectual property rights owned by the original equipment manufacture (OEM) - ABB Limited. A change in supplier would result in the contract authority receiving software/goods that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing works and using alternative suppliers could invalidate warranties controlled by the OEM. Changing suppliers would require reverse engineering, revalidation, and potential compatibility issues which could impact Sellafield's ability to operate its existing control systems.
The OEM maintains site and system specific technical knowledge and history of the existing ABB Limited equipment installed on the Sellafield site.
- Risks
None
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Mar 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends206 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published171 days ago28 Apr 2026, 15:13 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:16 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Apr 2026, 15:13 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB LimitedControl Systems OEM -ABB Limited Equipment Service and Maintenance1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £915,829 | 2 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Control Systems OEM -ABB Limited Equipment Service and Maintenance · ABB Limited
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £915,829
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: This contract is below the £5m threshold as set out in 52(1) of the Procurement Act. Contract performance to be measured through service level agreement metrics as set out in the contract.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ABB LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender