Official UK procurement notice
Services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UK
Authority: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework for the Provision of services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UK.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is seeking to appoint a single supplier to support delivery of the National Rollout of Operation Fieldfare. The services comprise the safe, secure and compliant collection, dismantling, transport, interim storage, processing and return of Caesium-137 High Activity Sealed Sources contained within irradiator units located across the United Kingdom. The supplier will be required to provide an end-to-end waste management solution, including all necessary planning, site liaison, regulatory approvals, transport arrangements, source recovery, packaging, consignment documentation and delivery of sources to a UK site designated by the Authority, including Sellafield where applicable.
CPV: Collection of radioactive waste · Disposal of radioactive waste · Radioactive waste storage services · Transport of radioactive waste
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
4 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Dec 2026, Complex requirement that requires investment from suppliers, including specialist niche technical capability
Published description of the framework
Provision of services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UK
The lotProcurement structure
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Programme Management, Risk and Stakeholder Integration: 5%
- Delivery Model & Mobilisation: 10%
- Delivery Model & Mobilisation: 10%
- Technical Solution, Regulatory Compliance and Waste Route Delivery: 10%
- Technical Solution, Regulatory Compliance and Waste Route Delivery: 10%
- Programme Management, Risk and Stakeholder Integration: 5%
- Programme Management, Risk and Stakeholder Integration: 5%
- Organisational Capability, Resources & Experience: 10%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (10)
- Programme Management, Risk and Stakeholder Integration: T3a: Programme Controls (5%) The bidder should clearly identify in their bid a point of contact who will work closely with the Authority to organise and prepare End-Users for irradiator collections. As part of this the bidder will demonstrate they have the capability to: • Maintain responsibility for managing an integrated schedule for the whole of the Services • Critical path management • Reporting arrangements • Change controls • Call-off procurement responses • Manage delivery of these Services in conjunction with their other organisational commitments
- Delivery Model & Mobilisation: T1a: Mobilisation (10%) To support the Authority in assessing the bidders readiness the bidder will be required to demonstrate in their bid: • Evidence the supplier has the capacity and capability to start services. • A detailed mobilisation plan from contract award with timelines/schedules grounded in practicality. • Critical path activities and identification of any risks/dependencies. • Resource deployment strategy to ensure all activities are sufficiently resourced to deliver timely mobilisation.
- Delivery Model & Mobilisation: T1b: Delivery Model (10%) The bidder will be required to detail their model for delivering against the scope of the Services and demonstrate how this model provides benefits to the Services such as: • An overview of how the supplier will approach each collection from the point of signing the contract for the collection all the way through to end-point whether it be the Source Recovery Services or Direct Irradiator Transport Services. • Approach to sequencing of collections should there be more than one collection required and any dependencies. • Capacity assumptions at the bidder. • Scalability of operations. • Ability to accommodate fluctuations in programme demand. Proposals should be supported by evidence and past performance where applicable.
- Technical Solution, Regulatory Compliance and Waste Route Delivery: T2a: Technical Solution (10%) The bidder should demonstrate a clear understanding of the technical elements and operational challenges of the Services and articulate clearly how they intend to deliver the Services (e.g. using what equipment, transport packages, facilities, technology etc.). The bidder should therefore include: • Collection methodology including dismantling and preparations of irradiators, transport packages required etc. • Device handling strategy including movement, lifting and packaging of irradiators. • Transport arrangements and ability to interface with the 1648C and ancillary equipment, complying with all operating, maintenance and handling instructions. • Processing methodology for the Preferred: Source Recover Services including encapsulation, if available. • Storage arrangements and management of any long-term storage risks. • Repatriation including the ability to comply with Sellafield consignment requirements (as part of Source Recovery Services) and flexibility to consign to another NDA site if required (as part of the Direct Irradiator Transport Services). • BAT compliance Also include information about contingency planning (e.g., transport contingencies such as alternative transport and security arrangements; emergency response arrangements; technical contingencies such as backup systems for equipment failure; financial contingencies such as insurance; logistical contingencies for issues such as customs and border control and coordination with local authorities; etc.). The supplier should use previous examples to support their bid where applicable and clearly articulate how their experience and skills could deliver the full scope of irradiators in scope of these Services (both Source Recovery Services & Direct Irradiator Transport Services).
- Technical Solution, Regulatory Compliance and Waste Route Delivery: T2b: Regulatory Compliance & Authorisations (10%) Referring to the methodology to be deployed, Bidders will demonstrate an understanding of all applicable laws, regulations and competent authority requirements and ensure that they have the necessary licences, permits, consents, certificates, and relevant qualifications to deliver the Services (especially those related to quality management, safety, security and the import/export/handling/storage/transport of radioactive materials). This includes the organisation’s safety and security protocols for handling HASS/radioactive material, including any emergency response plans, staff training programs, and specific measures to ensure secure transportation. Beyond these the bid should include evidence of: • ADR and CDG09 compliance. • Confirmation of all proposed packaging licences and any risks/limitations. • Environmental permitting compliance and scope. • Import/export approvals evidence (if required). • Security arrangements at their sites. • Regulatory engagement strategy with all regulators. • Include a description of the quality control system applied to the Service(s) concerning the quality of the deliverables (e.g., Quality Plans), relevant Work plan, Health and Safety plan, Site-specific safety plan, and route plan.
- Programme Management, Risk and Stakeholder Integration: T3b: Risk Management (5%) Likewise, the supplier will be required to maintain and update a risk register for review quarterly with the project team. The bidder should therefore demonstrate: • Risk identification methodology • Regulatory risk management • Mitigation planning • Opportunity management • Schedule recovery planning
- Programme Management, Risk and Stakeholder Integration: T3c: Stakeholder Management (5%) Critically, it will important for the supplier point of contact to manage a broad array of stakeholders and therefore any submission should demonstrate how: • The supplier will engage with End-Users • The supplier will engage with the NDA, NTS and Sellafield • Regulator interactions will be managed
- Organisational Capability, Resources & Experience: T4: Organisational Capability, Resources & Experience (10%) Within the description of the project team it will be important for the bidder to emphasise and demonstrate their experience and skills that will support in successful delivery of the Services, including: • Radioactive material transport • HASS management • Irradiator dismantling • International shipments (if required) • Waste management support • Disposal consignment • Processing capability • Regulatory and legislative experience and knowledge
- Social Value: T5. Social Value (10%) • Bidders should demonstrate how they deliver environmental benefits in the performance of the Contract and should include how they are working towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions, e.g. this will be particularly relevant to the service(s)element that involves transportation. • Bidders should also note how they influence staff, suppliers, customers and stakeholders throughout the delivery of the contract to support environmental protection and improvement. • The Bidders should also demonstrate how they manage and achieve reduction in waste, e.g. following device size reduction, active and non-active elements will have to be separated, and where possible recycled. KPI’s and MI will then be set to evidence this throughout the duration of the contract.
- Price: Please complete the pricing schedule, providing a complete breakdown of costs. 25%
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Nuclear Decommissioning Authority buys Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services (CPV 9052), and who usually turns up
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Lot #1CPV 9052Published estimate£23m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| ECKERT & ZIEGLER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITEDLive contract | The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route.runs to Sept 2028 | The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing Hi | £4.5m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Jacobs UK LtdLarge | £355m50 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 13 live · £55m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £9.6m11 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 5 live · £165k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% below n=1 | |
| £12m31 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £1.0bn iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £6.6m6 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 2 live · £2.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £68k2 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | 1 live iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Apr 2026, 13:11 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
C30687- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091578- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067fffFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All communication and tender submissions should be submitted via the Atamis Supplier Portal -
Timeline
10 Apr 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 13:11 BST
- Market engagement56 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
The NDA shall host a supplier engagement event on 26th August 2026, 10:00am to 12:00pm. This supplier event will be via a Microsoft Teams conference.
To register an interest please sign into or register with Atamis our e-sourcing portal: atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Use the messaging function within the Atamis project (C30687) to provide details of names and email addresses of attendees. Maximum of 2 staff per supplier.
This call will provide suppliers with a high-level overview of the programme, the procurement’s objectives and key requirements, and act as an opportunity for suppliers to ask questions. There is the potential for supplier one-to-one sessions the following week 1st,2nd,3rd September.
- Next notice expected42 days ago9 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published24 days ago28 Sept 2026, 16:35 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago13 Oct 2026, 14:05 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 19 days10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 19 days · period end, not a bid countdown10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 34 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 40 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
11 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026- Pipeline notice published10 Apr 2026, 13:11 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Jul 2026, 13:50 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £23,000,00030 Jul 2026, 13:50 BSTwas £25,000,000
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Aug 2026, 14:27 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Aug 2026, 14:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:35 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active28 Sept 2026, 16:35 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT28 Sept 2026, 16:35 BST
- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:48 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Oct 2026, 14:05 BSTUK4
Published amendments (5)
Update to Link to register interest for the Pre Market day
Further amendment to registration address for Atamis.
Add Link for e- procurement system
Updated Link added for Atamis
Amended date range
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2026-09: 1 release · 28 Sept 2026
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 17 Aug 2026, 17 Aug 2026
- 2026-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2026
- 2026-04: 1 release · 10 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender