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Official UK procurement notice

Off-Site Emergency Plan · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Direct awardConcession
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD11)
Awarded value£269,035published contract · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Westmorland and Furness Council2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As a result of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), Cumberland Council is duty holder under REPPIR 2019 & COMAH 2015 for the Sellafield site. However via an Inter-Authority Agreement (IAA) for administrative purposes tasks associated with the delivery of the Off Site Emergency Plan (OSEP) including the SLA are now carried out by the Joint Emergency Management & Resilience (JEMR) Team [nee Cumbria County Council Resilience Unit] which is hosted by Westmorland and Furness Council. Therefore for reporting/invoicing and other fiduciary purposes, the delivery of provisions listed in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) will be under Westmorland and Furness Council (W&F). i.e. this will be reflected in any financial paperwork.

Also as a result of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), there is an aspiration to standardise the SLA process from a local authority perspective across all REPPIR & COMAH sites in the County. Thus there is the pote

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
98113100 Nuclear safety services

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
Concession
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
1 Jun 2026, 12:20 BST
Last source update
19 Jun 2026, 09:38 BST
Authority reference
C31419
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057856
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aa31 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competition absent for technical reasons - REPPIR 2019 Regulation 16 and COMAH 2015 Regulation 29 enables the Local Authority to charge the operator a fee for preparation, review and testing of the Off-Site Emergency Plan.

Review and risk notes
Risks

No risk - Competition absent for technical reasons - REPPIR 2019 Regulation 16 and COMAH 2015 Regulation 29 enables the Local Authority to charge the operator a fee for preparation, review and testing of the Off-Site Emergency Plan.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

12 Jun 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends132 days ago
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published125 days ago
    19 Jun 2026, 09:38 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jun 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    1 Jun 2026, 12:20 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jun 2026, 08:30 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    19 Jun 2026, 09:38 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £269,0351 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Westmorland and Furness Council15 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£269,035same award published again · counted once1 Jun 2026standstill to 12 Jun 2026Standstill
Westmorland and Furness Council£269,035 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Off-Site Emergency Plan · Westmorland and Furness Council

    Signed
    15 Jun 2026
    Value
    £269,035
    Period
    16 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: KPI's not required for this work.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Westmorland and Furness CouncilAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYYD-1758-YNVR Park House Building, Kingmoor Business Park, Carlisle, North West, CA6 4SJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender