Official UK procurement notice
Manufactured Products Agile Spares
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Published estimate£29,900,000≈ £7.5m / year
Submissions closed 9 Sept 2024awarded 2 Nov 2025
Awarded to Bendall's Engineering Limited, West Cumberland Engineering Ltd2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · starts 1 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManufactured Products Agile Spares (MPAS)
CPV: Fabrication work · Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Sellafield Ltd intends to award a Contract to the Cumbria Manufacturing Alliance—an…AwardedPublished value£29,900,000
Sellafield Ltd intends to award a Contract to the Cumbria Manufacturing Alliance—an unincorporated joint venture between West Cumberland Engineering and Bendall's Engineering Ltd—for the supply of Manufactured Products Agile Spares.<br/>This agreement will encompass, but is not limited to, the following scope:<br/>
- Ongoing supply of manufactured and fabricated products/spares to support stock replenishment across Sellafield Ltd’s operational plants, including minor project-related requirements. These products are deployed site-wide and are essential to maintaining continuous operations.<br/>
- Provision of Calciner spares, which are critical to the functioning of the High-Level Waste Plant (HLWP).<br/>
- General machining and fabrication, including the production of high-precision and complex components from a wide range of material grades—such as carbon steel, stainless steel, and exotic alloys—manufactured to engineering drawings and up to Quality Grade 01.<br/>
- Execution of manufacturing trials and prototyping activities to support innovation and development.<br/><br/>The Commencement date is 3rd November 2025 and will be for a period of 4 years. The total final value £29,900,000 (provided at II.1.7) is for the 4-year duration and includes indexation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 May 2024, 11:57 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Authority reference
C8499- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073005- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046a41Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 9 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
23 May 2024 → 12 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected23 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 Sept 2024, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts1 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2024- Status changed to active30 Jul 2024, 15:52 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Jul 2024, 15:52 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Sept 202430 Jul 2024, 15:52 BST
- Status changed to complete12 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Buyer details updated12 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextI.3.0.2 | https://one-nda.force.com/s/welcome | https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome | |
| — | TextI.3.0.7 | https://one-nda.force.com/s/welcome | https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome | |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2.1 | 6 Sept 2024 | 9 Sept 2024 | +3 d |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.3 | 1 May 2025 | 1 Sept 2025 | +123 d |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.4 | 30 Apr 2029 | 30 Aug 2029 | +122 d |
3 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2024-08: 1 release · 7 Aug 2024
- 2024-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2024
- 2024-05: 1 release · 24 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £59,800,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 2 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendall's Engineering Limited | £29,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
| West Cumberland Engineering Ltd | £29,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 073005-2025-1 · Bendall's Engineering Limited
- Signed
- 2 Nov 2025
- Value
- £29,900,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 073005-2025-2 · West Cumberland Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 2 Nov 2025
- Value
- £29,900,000
- Period
- … – 30 Apr 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sellafield LtdContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtMediation bodyReview body
- Royal Courts Of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bendall's Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
- West Cumberland Engineering LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.