Official UK procurement notice
HNB - Diving Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDiving Services at Hunterston B
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 5 Nov 2025, 17:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 16:29 BST
- Authority reference
C30865- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036798- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db60Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
As part of the UK’s nuclear decommissioning programme, Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) will begin taking ownership of assets and the responsibility for the Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor (AGR) sites from EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (EDF). This transition, starting with Hunterston B in spring 2026, marks a key milestone in ensuring the continued safe, secure and cost-effective decommissioning of the UK’s nuclear legacy.
NRS is committed to transparency and collaboration throughout this transfer process, working closely with EDF, regulators and stakeholders to deliver a seamless transfer whilst maintaining the highest standards of regulatory, safety and environmental compliance. In line with this commitment, NRS therefore intends to make a direct award in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and wishes to advise that the existing EDF contract with Reach Engineering & Diving Services Limited, as detailed in this notice, is being novated to Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) as part of the AGR site transfer process. This is a direct award for the purposes of Procurement Act 2023 and is being made pursuant to Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023
NRS considers Paragraph 6 applies as the services provided by Reach Engineering & Diving Services Limited are critical to the ongoing operation of Hunterston B and it would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks to NRS for another supplier to supply the Services at this time.
Following completion of this novated contract, all future requirements will be progressed through NRS’s established procurement processes and in continued compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23).
Reach Engineering & Diving Services Limited is neither an excluded or excludable supplier.
A Contract Award Notice and Contract Details Notice will follow in accordance with Procurement Act 2023.
** Please note **
This is a framework and will be called off as and when required with no current commitment.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 22 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends341 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published185 days ago22 Apr 2026, 16:29 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published5 Nov 2025, 17:20 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMTUK6
- Buyer details updated6 Nov 2025, 11:46 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Apr 2026, 16:29 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach Engineering & Diving Services LimitedSMEDiving Services (AGR Unique Ref. 74 F/W)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2028Extensions: Optional 1 year extension until 31/12/28 | £213,334same award published again · counted once | 24 Oct 2025standstill to 17 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
| Reach Engineering & Diving Services Limited | £213,334 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HNB - Diving Services · Reach Engineering & Diving Services Limited
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £213,334
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 year extension until 31/12/28
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- REACH ENGINEERING & DIVING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Reach Engineering & Diving Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender