Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 4 Aug 2025, 17:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design, Manufacture, Trials and Delivery of an External Mixer (ILW Waste stream)

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£310,000≈ £413k / year · £372,000 inc. VAT13.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2025awarded 20 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to SGH Equipment Limited
Contract term 9 moends 31 Jul 2026 · starts 16 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design, manufacture and test (through trials) an External Mixer which shall be able to mix gravel-based simulants in addition to the sludges and sand covered by the current design solution (Intermediate Level Waste stream).

  • No preliminary market engagement: No market engagement undertaken

CPV: Concrete or mortar mixers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moSMEPublished value£310,000
Contract period: 16 Oct 2025 – 31 Jul 2026 (9 mo)Value: £310,000 exc. VAT · £372,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 68%Price: 32%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 68%
  • Commercial: 32%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: See Technical Requirements
  • Commercial: See Commercial Requirements
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 32 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2025, 17:07 BST
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Sept 2025
Authority reference
C25148
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045806
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Concrete or mortar mixers
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580ac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Aug 2025 → 29 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 17:07 BST
  2. Submission deadline390 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by390 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts374 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent278 days ago
    20 Jan 2026
  6. Latest notice published277 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
  7. Standstill ends268 days ago
    29 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 17:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    14 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
    +31 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract award notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 16:06 GMT
    UK6
  5. Contract signature expected
    2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

In recognition that a number of potential supply chain levels are subject to summer shutdown (mainland European based) the bid submission date is extended to noon 29th September 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £266,9541 award exc. VAT
Bids received 64 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SGH Equipment LimitedSME2 Feb 2026 – 20 Nov 2026£266,95420 Jan 2026standstill to 29 Jan 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPQ-2228-DGTY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SGH Equipment LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBCD-8299-PRLV 68 High Street, Tarporley, North West, CW6 0ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender