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title: "Framework for a Radioactive Waste Quality Checking Service"
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# Framework for a Radioactive Waste Quality Checking Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-a-radioactive-waste-quality-checking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-031293). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defra Network eTendering Portal: "Framework for a Radioactive Waste Quality Checking Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: defra.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal-GB-FTS-99321)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 June 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Waste analysis services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-a-radioactive-waste-quality-checking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-031293#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-031293`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-a-radioactive-waste-quality-checking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-031293#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-a-radioactive-waste-quality-checking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-031293#participate

## Description
The objective of this work is to support the Environment Agencies throughout the UK (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Scottish Environment Protection Agency) in the business critical area of regulation of radioactive substances activities (including discharges and disposals of radioactive wastes) under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations (EPR-16) in England and Wales and the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (EASR) in Scotland. The Environment Agency will normally represent Natural Resources Wales as it undertakes nuclear regulation on their behalf.
There is a need to carry out verification checks on the existing wastes and new waste forms, which are suitable for surface disposal, being generated by the nuclear industry. Our waste quality checking service must be able to check all the anticipated forms of waste (lower activity wastes (e.g., LLW and short lived ILW) suitable for near surface disposal) effectively and efficiently at all locations where wastes arise, are treated or to which they are disposed. These will allow us to be confident that wastes are properly understood, and that consignors are using Best Available Techniques (BAT) to characterise their radioactive waste arisings.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79723000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The objective of this work is to support the Environment Agencies throughout the UK (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Scottish Environment Protection Agency) in the business critical area of regulation of radioactive substances activit...
- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2022 to 30/09/2026

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Framework for a Radioactive Waste Quality Checking Service (active)
  - Award id: `029278-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cavendish Nuclear**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185028`
  - Value: £1,225,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Framework for a Radioactive Waste Quality Checking Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,225,000
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029278-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-18T10:16:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:54:36.549Z
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