Official UK procurement notice
Radiation Tolerant Cable · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£2,526,211published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 1 Sept 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRadiation Tolerant Cable - supply
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 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
- 19 Sept 2025, 08:16 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2025, 15:21 BST
- Authority reference
C27335- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058588- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059dbbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Sellafield are looking to place a Direct Award with WL Gore for Radiation Tolerant cable. The cable is compatible for use with existing in cell cranes.
The Intellectual property for the design construction and type of the cable used in the application is bespoke to Gore. Gore are the only supplier of cable compatible with the in cell cranes.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 15:21 BST
- Standstill ends390 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published19 Sept 2025, 08:16 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2025, 15:21 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,526,2111 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates GmbHRadiation Tolerant Cables3 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £2,526,211 | 1 Sept 2025standstill to 1 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- W. L. Gore & Associates GmbHAwarded 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