Dounreay Scabbler Project Phase 6

Official notice

Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£500,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NRS Dounreay will be awarding a Direct Award Contract for the deployment of a Scabbler system. The intellectual property vests in the Contractor from previous phases of the development contracts.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

79933000 Design support services

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: 6 May 2025, 14:10 BST
Last source update: 6 May 2025, 14:10 BST
Authority reference: C24608
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019111
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050d2b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: NRS Dounreay will be awarding a Direct Award Contract for the deployment of a Scabbler system. The intellectual property vests in the Contractor from previous phases of the development contracts.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025

Transparency notice published
6 May 2025, 14:10 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not publishedScabbler Phase 6 on site deployment2 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026	£500,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPQ-2228-DGTY D2003, Dounreay, Thurso, Caithness, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 7TZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender6 May 2025, 14:10 BST