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Purchase of Criticality Lockets

Buyer: Sellafield Limited →

BuyerSellafield Limited
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published2 Sept 2026

What is being bought

To supply 1000 units of criticality lockets to support the manufacture and repair of up to 250 criticality belts for site personnel. The criticality belts are used as part of required radiological protective equipment for personnel in buildings with a criticality risk. The direct award justification being relied upon is Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, as Nuvia Ltd holds the patent rights for the required item and is therefore the sole provider of this product. In addition, Nuvia Ltd is the only supplier approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for the supply of this item.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
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

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Purchase of Criticality Lockets

Statusactive
SupplierNuvia Ltd
Value£354,230
Contract periodFrom 12 Sept 2026 to 28 Feb 2027

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ee3e
Latest release ID083047-2026
Latest release timestampWed Sep 02 2026 12:12:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
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 valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
2 Sept 2026award, contract083047-2026
28 Aug 2026award, contract082043-2026

All source data

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

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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