Official UK procurement notice
HNB - Provision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment
Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment 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
- 9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST
- Authority reference
C30803- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036685- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602ecFind 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 Altrad Babcock 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 Altrad Babcock 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 provision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment 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).
Altrad Babcock 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 22 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends253 days ago5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published177 days ago22 Apr 2026, 15:04 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Jan 2026, 10:42 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Apr 2026, 15:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altrad Babcock LimitedProvision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment (AGR Unieque Ref. 8 F/W)1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: 1 year optional extension | £2,700,000 | 12 Jan 2026standstill to 5 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| Altrad Babcock Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HNB - Provision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Mgt Segment · Altrad Babcock Limited
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 year extension
No agreed KPIs: n/a
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Altrad Babcock 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