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Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) Vault Optimisation and Capping Delivery

Buyer: Nuclear Waste Services Limited →

BuyerNuclear Waste Services Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£318,000,000
Published17 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is seeking a Contractor to provide all necessary Design & Engineering, Labour, Equipment, Plant & Materials to undertake all works associated with the delivery of Vault Optimisation and Capping Delivery. The contractor should have a proven track record in handling large scale Earthworks projects, equipped with necessary machinery and expertise to ensure the project is completed efficiently and on schedule. Nuclear Waste Services operates the Low-Level Waste Repository (LLWR) Site in West Cumbria on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The LLWR Site is the national disposal facility for Low Level Waste (LLW) arising from the nuclear industry and wider industries, such as medical and defence. Protecting and developing the Repository’s radioactive waste disposal capability is a long-term programme of works, over the next 100+ years, that will provide future disposal facilities and protection of people and the environment from the disposed waste through to closure of the Repository Site. In the shorter term, over the next 15 years, the focus is on installing closure engineering works for long-term environmental protection from the wastes currently disposed of in Vault 8 and the adjacent legacy disposal trenches as well as constructing additional disposal capacity in the form of new LLW vaults. The project under NWS covers the following packages of works: - Final Capping (provide an engineered protective cover) over all the Low Level Waste that has been disposed of in the trenches and vaults. - Design of an extension to the existing disposal Vault (V9), retaining wall to allow partial closure seal of V9, new Leachate Management System and weather protection warehousing for HHISO containers awaiting disposal. - Construction of an extension to the existing LLW disposal Vault (V9), retaining wall, partial closure seal of V9, new Leachate Management System and weather protection warehousing for HHISO containers awaiting disposal. - Design of an Interim Cap over the closed section of Vault 9. - Construction of an Interim Cap over the Low Level Waste that has been disposed in Vault 9. Works include but is not limited to; - Earthworks, including excavation and Backfill work - Provision of associated plant - Site Clearance - Groundworks - Piling - Aggregates - Demolition - Drainage - Engineering & Construction Works - Design - Land remediation

Delivery location

UKD11, GB

Categories

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) 44000000Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate 44900000Construction work 45000000Site preparation work 45100000Excavating and earthmoving work 45112000Infill and land-reclamation work 45112300Earthmoving work 45112500Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 45200000Engineering works and construction works 45220000Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71000000Engineering design services 71320000Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works 71322000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 25 Feb 2028 to 25 Feb 2038

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction work, Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work, Excavating and earthmoving work, Site preparation work, Infill and land-reclamation work, Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate, Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works, Earthmoving work, Engineering works and construction works, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Engineering design servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 44. The category anchor is Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) (44000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 441,9806 median · 43.7 average (551 of 1,980 with a bid count)5.9 average (608 of 1,980 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD11104 median · 7 average (3 of 10 with a bid count)2.3 average (3 of 10 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)58264 median · 264 average (1 of 58 with a bid count)39 average (1 of 58 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
An in person Low-Level Waste Repository Site tour is to be held Tuesday 14th July where principal contractors are invited to visit our Drigg site. Following the site tour, principal contractors will be encouraged to submit clarifications to NWS. Responses will be issued to all bidders in a transparent manner and will help inform and refine the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. This will then be followed by an online Market Engagement Event held on Tuesday 28th July where NWS will present the final procurement strategy, provide further detail on the scope of works and programme, and address any outstanding queries ahead of tender publication. To register your place on the Site tour (reserved for those principal contractors) and/or virtual Market Engagement Event, please contact VOCDProcurement@nuclearwasteservices.uk by COP Monday 1st July 2026.engagement1 Jul 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055c45
Latest release ID057001-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jun 17 2026 10:13:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£318,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
17 Jun 2026planning057001-2026
24 Oct 2025planning068240-2025
16 Sept 2025planning057045-2025
21 Jul 2025planning041533-2025
9 Jul 2025planning038699-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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24 Oct 2025 · 068240-2025 · planning
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16 Sept 2025 · 057045-2025 · planning
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21 Jul 2025 · 041533-2025 · planning
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9 Jul 2025 · 038699-2025 · planning
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