Official UK procurement notice
Radiation Tolerant Cables · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£2,819,320published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 14 Apr 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManufacture and supply of specialist radiation tolerant cables for use with In Cell Cranes
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
- 14 Apr 2025, 13:03 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BST
- Authority reference
C25217- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014996- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050276Find 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 operating system.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 25 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BST
- Standstill ends25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published14 Apr 2025, 13:03 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BSTUK6
- Buyer details updated14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Apr 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,819,3201 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH29 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £2,819,320 | 14 Apr 2025standstill to 25 Apr 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sellafield Ltd (West Cumbria Hse)Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
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