Official UK procurement notice
Road Transport Services (October - December 2025)
Authority: Nuclear Waste Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 6 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoad Transport Services DPS - Radioactive Waste Road Transport Service inclusive of ocean freight management to support logistics services associated with the UK Nuclear Industry.
CPV: Road transport services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Market period
- 5 yrs 11 mo from 1 Apr 2023, Under PCR15 there is no maximum duration for a DPS
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Road Transport Services Awarded via the DPS from 1st October - 31st December 2025…CancelledPublished value£25,000,000
Road Transport Services Awarded via the DPS from 1st October - 31st December 2025 (Quarter 3)<br/>Work packages in quarter 3 were awarded to the following suppliers:<br/><br/>Tyson Burridge<br/>David Watts Transport<br/>CTS<br/>Furnells<br/><br/>Total Award Value to 31st December 2025<br/> £2,411,006.14
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).
- Price
- “Road Transport Services (October - December 2025)” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use the vehicle
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 May 2022, 12:01 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 10:46 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003785- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03374fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the contact specified in Section I above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
Publisher note: Customer organisations include private sector bodies plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories. Such organisations may utilise the DPS via a Waste Services Contract (or successor arrangement) with the Contracting Authority.<br/>1) Any of the following and their future successors:<br/>(a) ministerial government departments;<br/>(b) Non-ministerial government departments;<br/>(c) executive agencies of government;<br/>(d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs;<br/>(e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs);<br/>(f) police forces;<br/>(g) fire and rescue services;<br/>(h) ambulance services;<br/>(i) maritime and coastguard agency services;<br/>(j) NHS bodies;<br/>(k) educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities;<br/>(l) hospices;<br/>(m) national parks;<br/>(n) housing associations, including registered social landlords;<br/>(o) third sector and charities;<br/>(p) citizens advice bodies;<br/>(q) councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils;<br/>(r) public corporations;<br/>(s) public financial bodies or institutions;<br/>(t) public pension funds;<br/>(u) central banks; and<br/>(v) civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations.<br/><br/>2) Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link.<br/>3) Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide or any replacement or updated web-link.4) Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of ‘Contracting Authority’ in regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and/or Schedule 1 PCR.
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 31 Mar 2033, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 3600 days from the deadline
Timeline
20 Oct 2022 → 31 Mar 2033 · 4 dates- Next notice expected20 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published272 days ago16 Jan 2026, 10:46 GMT
- Today15 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2033, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 18 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2023- Published value updated to £25,000,00023 Feb 2023, 09:40 GMTwas £6,000,000
- Status changed to active23 Feb 2023, 09:40 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Feb 2023, 09:40 GMT
- Deadline published: 31 Mar 2033, 00:00 BST23 Feb 2023, 09:40 GMT
- Buyer details updated23 Feb 2023, 09:40 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2023, 12:31 BST
- Buyer details updated19 Oct 2023, 15:01 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Apr 2024, 11:49 BST
Routine re-releases (18)
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 6 Nov 2025, 6 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2025
- 2025-07: 1 release · 4 Jul 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 7 Apr 2025
- 2025-02: 1 release · 7 Feb 2025
- 2024-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2024
- 2024-08: 1 release · 7 Aug 2024
- 2024-04: 2 releases · 15 Apr 2024, 15 Apr 2024
- 2023-10: 2 releases · 4 Oct 2023, 19 Oct 2023
- 2023-08: 1 release · 18 Aug 2023
- 2023-02: 1 release · 23 Feb 2023
- 2022-05: 1 release · 13 May 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast49 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £50,190, the dynamic market's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 030918-2023-1
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2023
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 003785-2026-1
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £25,363
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 003785-2026-2
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £101,226
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 003785-2026-3
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £50,705
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 003785-2026-4
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £252,940
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 004116-2025-1
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £18,850
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 004116-2025-2
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £22,760
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 004116-2025-3
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £1,550
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 004116-2025-4
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £180,259
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012141-2024-1
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £3,300
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012141-2024-2
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £6,231
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012141-2024-3
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £1,770
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012141-2024-4
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012152-2024-1
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £6,231
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012152-2024-2
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £3,300
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012152-2024-3
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £1,770
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 012152-2024-4
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 013352-2025-1
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £10,380
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 013352-2025-2
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £48,553
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 013352-2025-3
- Signed
- 3 Apr 2023
- Value
- £1,700
- Period
- … – 23 Feb 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | £350,000 – £350,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Direct Rail Services LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear transportation
- International Nuclear Services LimitedContracting authority
- LLW Repository Ltd trading as Nuclear Waste ServicesContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning
- Nuclear Waste Services LimitedContracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Decommissioning
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtMediation bodyReview body
- Royal Courts Of JusticeMediation bodyReview body
Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market
5 commercial parties on the notice- CTS (GB) LimitedAdmitted to the market
- CTS (GB) LtdAdmitted to the market
- D Furnell Plant Services LtdAdmitted to the market
- David Watts Transport LimitedAdmitted to the market
- Tyson H. Burridge LimitedAdmitted to the market
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria