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title: "Shaft & Silo Decommissioning Project"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shaft-silo-decommissioning-project-ocds-h6vhtk-036396"
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# Shaft & Silo Decommissioning Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shaft-silo-decommissioning-project-ocds-h6vhtk-036396). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dounreay Site Restoration Limited: "Shaft & Silo Decommissioning Project". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £90,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dounreay Site Restoration Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dounreay-site-restoration-limited-coh-sc307493)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £90,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work, Construction project management services, Construction work, Demolition, site preparation and clearance work, Engineering design services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM61
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036396`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shaft-silo-decommissioning-project-ocds-h6vhtk-036396#tl-md)

## Description
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) is considering procuring:<br/>•	A Construction Partner to construct headwork facilities required for the Shaft and Silo, coordinate the installation and commissioning of additional equipment and systems that have been / are being procured separately, and be responsible for the M & E of the Shaft and Silo headwork; and<br/>•	A Delivery Partner organisation to provide project management, construction management, project controls, commercial and contract management services to the project, to support the Shaft and Silo Decommissioning Project at its site in Dounreay, Thurso.<br/><br/>In advance of a potential procurement process, DSRL wishes to engage in a preliminary market consultation with interested parties to obtain their views on how the commercial agreements might be structured to ensure that they are attractive, viable and will deliver value for money. This notice is not an invitation to tender or a call for competition.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45111000, 45210000, 71320000, 71541000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Shaft and Silo Decommissioning Project (SSDP) forms a key part of the Dounreay Integrated Waste Strategy. As a result of operations over many years at Dounreay, a range of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) has been disposed to the Shaft and stored i...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024014-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-26T14:05:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:32:49.871Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036396