Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 26 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Environmental Monitoring Sample Analysis

Authority: Nuclear Waste Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £500k / year · £2,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 30 Jan 2026awarded 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to SOCOTEC UK LIMITED

Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Environmental Monitoring Sample Analysis - Radiochemical and Chemical Analysis to Materials

CPV: Analysis services · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental protection · Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,000,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £2,000,000 exc. VAT · £2,000,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

71620000 Analysis services 71900000 Laboratory services 90711500 Environmental monitoring other than for construction 90720000 Environmental protection

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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 70%
Commercial: 20%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical
Commercial
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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: Services
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: 26 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2026, 16:03 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
Authority reference: C27391
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084073
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Analysis servicesEnvironmental monitoring other than for constructionEnvironmental protectionLaboratory services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a348 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: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ITT documents are available on Atamis: atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submissions should be made via the Atamis portal.

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 11 dates

Planning notice published393 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST
Market engagement378 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Prior Information Notice (PIN) for Environmental Monitoring Sample Analysis
Next notice expected322 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published311 days ago
17 Dec 2025, 18:24 GMT
Clarification questions by281 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline267 days ago
30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by249 days ago
16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent227 days ago
11 Mar 2026
Standstill ends214 days ago
23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts206 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published178 days ago
29 Apr 2026, 16:03 BST

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025

Pipeline notice published
26 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST
UK1
Preliminary market engagement notice published
26 Sept 2025, 14:43 BST
UK2
Pipeline notice published
26 Sept 2025, 15:01 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
17 Dec 2025, 18:24 GMT
UK4
Status changed to active
17 Dec 2025, 18:24 GMT
Deadline published: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
17 Dec 2025, 18:24 GMT
Contract award notice published
11 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
Contract signature expected
25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Apr 2026, 16:03 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Including a link to the e-sourcing system: https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome

Routine re-releases (6)

2025-09: 3 releases · 26 Sept 2025, 26 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,000,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SOCOTEC UK LIMITED1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030	£2,000,000 inc. VAT	10 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Environmental Monitoring Sample Analysis · SOCOTEC UK LIMITED
Signed
16 Apr 2026
Value
£2,000,000 inc. VAT
Period
16 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
Status
active
4 agreed KPIs: Delivery to Contract Price · Timely Delivery · Quality of Delivery …
- Delivery to Contract Price
- Timely Delivery
- Quality of Delivery
- Effective Contract Management

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Waste Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNWB-5846-DYCH Pelham House, Pelham Drive,, Calderbridge, Seascale, North West, CA20 1DBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Socotec UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02880501 Socotec House, Bretby Business Park, Ashby Road, Bretby, East Midlands, DE15 0YZContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Apr 2026, 16:03 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2026, 16:24 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender17 Dec 2025, 18:24 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 15:01 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 14:43 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST