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Published 3 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Control Systems OEM - Rockwell Automation Limited Equipment Service and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD11)
Awarded value£776,209published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Rockwell Automation Ltd

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 equipment manufacturer (OEM) - Rockwell Automation Limited, including: On-site support, breakdown support, telephone support, servicing, maintenance and associated parts as specified in the install base inventory and targeted P1 managed between Sellafield and the OEM regarding equipment already in situ and used by Sellafield.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
51900000 Installation services of guidance and control systems

Procedure 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
3 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMT
Last source update
28 Apr 2026, 15:07 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-038702
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066100 Find 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) - Rockwell Automation 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 Rockwell Automation Limited equipment installed on the Sellafield site.

Review and risk notes
Risks

None

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

12 Mar 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends223 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published176 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 15:07 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 14:17 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 14:28 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 15:07 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £776,2091 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rockwell Automation Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£776,20927 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Control Systems OEM - Rockwell Automation Limited Equipment Service and Maintenance · Rockwell Automation Ltd

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £776,209
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    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

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Rockwell Automation LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00872110 Pitfield, Kiln Farm Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, South East, MK11 3DRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender