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Published 2 May 2025, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Control Systems OEM Equipment Service and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£842,170published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ABB Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Maintenance & Technical Support of Programmable Logic Controllers and Control Equipment manufactured and supported by the original OEM of the equipment insitu and in use by Sellafield, including: On-site support, breakdown support, telephone support, servicing, maintenance and associated parts as specified in the install baseinventory and targeted P1 managed between Sellafield and the OEM (the awarded supplier)

CPV: Installation services of guidance and control systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of Maintenance & Technical Support of Programmable Logic Controllers and…Awarded

The provision of Maintenance & Technical Support of Programmable Logic Controllers and Control Equipment manufactured and supported by the awarded OEM, including: On-site<br/>support, breakdown support, telephone support, servicing, maintenance and associated parts as specified in the install base inventory and targeted P1 managed between Sellafield<br/>and the awarded supplier (the OEM) regarding equipment already in situ and used by Sellafield

Delivery: North West · Sellafield Site

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 May 2025, 09:15 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2025, 13:26 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045222
Classification (CPV)
Installation services of guidance and control systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050bf0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the<br/>following reason:<br/>protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights<br/><br/>Is in accordance with PCR 2015 Regulation 32.5(b).<br/>"For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire<br/>supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance" The OEM awarded the contract has the intellectual property for the equipment used within context of this contract and has been maintained and managed by the awarded supplier as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and own the intellectual property associated with the equipment. This proprietary equipment cannot be modified by another company.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts<br/>Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In<br/>accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also<br/>incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award<br/>of contract is communicated to tenderers.

Publisher note: Is in accordance with PCR 2015 Regulation 32.5(b).<br/>"For additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance"

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    1 Aug 2025, 13:26 BST
Published amendments (1)

As a result of a technical issue, this notice is a duplicate of the correct "Atamis Notice", please use the link below to access the correct notice and disregard the content of this notice. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018639-2025/Private?origin=Dashboard

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £842,1701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ABB Limited£842,170 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 018641-2025-1 · ABB Limited

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £842,170
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning GB-COH: 01002607 · 01002607 Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts Of JusticeMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ABB LimitedAwarded supplier Hareness Road, Altens Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, UK, AB12 3LE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.