Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance and associated upgrade activities of Sellafield Ltd-owned assets for 3m3 Box Production
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contract covers the provision of maintenance and associated upgrade activities of Sellafield Ltd owned assets that are physically installed, integrated, and operated within the Stainless Metalcraft Chatteris manufacturing facility in support of the 3m³ production line.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 26 May 2026, 09:27 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 22:16 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057799- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2aaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Sellafield Ltd intends to award a contract to Stainless Metalcraft Chatteris (SMC) pursuant to Schedule 5 paragraph 6(a) and 6(b) of the Procurement Act.
Only SMC is capable of delivering the required services due to technical and operational exclusivity and the absence of any reasonable alternative.
The contract relates to the maintenance and associated upgrade activities of Sellafield Ltd‑owned assets that are physically installed, integrated, and operated within the SMC manufacturing facility in support of the 3m³ production line. Due to their location and integration within SMC’s live production environment, only SMC has lawful access, operational control, and the technical capability to safely maintain and service these assets.
In accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6(a), the services can only be supplied by a particular supplier for technical reasons. In accordance with paragraph 6(b), there are no reasonable alternative suppliers, as no third party can perform the maintenance independently without relying entirely on SMC for access and execution of the services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Jun 2026 → 29 Jun 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published129 days ago18 Jun 2026, 22:16 BST
- Standstill ends118 days ago29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Transparency notice published26 May 2026, 09:27 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published18 Jun 2026, 22:16 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless Metalcraft (Chatteris) Ltd.SME2 Jul 2026 – 2 Jul 2030 | £750,000 | 31 Mar 2026standstill to 29 Jun 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stainless Metalcraft (Chatteris)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender