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Published 16 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Disposal of Orphan Sources collected under National Arrangements for Incidents involving Radiation (NAIR)

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£13,657published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ACB Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DESNZ have asked us to manage historic sources collected under National Arrangements for Incidents involving Radiation (NAIR). Three lots of sources requiring disposal have been identified. According to DESNZ engagement these sources require collection and management by a source collection agency (SCA).

The collection lots are:

Liverpool: Boxed Instrument (Ra-226) and depleted Uranium sample

Bermondsey: Stick source (Ra-226)

Barnet: Two (2) radio luminous dials (Ra-226) and ~5 kg of depleted Uranium

Activities undertaken for each slot:

  1. Pre-Collection engagement with individual in possession of the sources
  2. Collection of the sources from the individual in Barnet
  3. Packaging sources at the supplier premises and disposal.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
16 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
Last source update
16 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
Authority reference
C30280
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023543
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066b1f Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    16 Mar 2026, 14:14 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £13,6571 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ACB Ltd£13,657 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Disposal of Orphan Sources collected under National Arrangements for Incidents involving Radiation (NAIR) · ACB Ltd

    Signed
    11 Mar 2026
    Value
    £13,657
    Period
    15 Mar 2026 – 15 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVDH-2346-PXDL Herdus House Westlakes Science and Technology Park Moor Row, Cumbria, North West, CA24 3HUContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACB LtdAwarded supplier Socorro House, Liphook Way, 20/20 Business Park, Maidstone, South East, ME16 0LQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender