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Site Characterisation Delivery Partner (SCDP)
Drilling services
Environmental engineering consultancy services
Geological
+2 more
Location not published
Published value
£1,365,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Nuclear Waste Services Limited: "Site Characterisation Delivery Partner (SCDP)". Published status: planned. Published value: £1,365,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Nuclear Waste Services Limited | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,365,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Nuclear Waste Services Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNuclear Waste Services Limited | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT | Last source update24 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationDrilling services, Environmental engineering consultancy services, Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services, Geotechnical engineering services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051405 | ||
What is being bought
The Site Characterisation Delivery Partner (SCDP) supports NWS in its design and delivery management of the Deep Investigation Boreholes, including supporting NWS in procurement and management of contracted services required to deliver the drilling of the boreholes.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
24 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT - Official notice release published
23 Feb 2026, 13:10 GMT - Official notice release published
2 Sept 2025, 16:08 BST - Published value updated to £1,365,000,000
15 May 2025, 10:47 BST - Status changed to planned
15 May 2025, 10:47 BST - Official notice release published
15 May 2025, 10:47 BST - Buyer information updated
15 May 2025, 10:47 BST - Published tender amendment
Not published24/02/2026 - Updated Link for Site Characterisation Webpage
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
24 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT - Procedure published
24 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT - engagement
30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledNuclear Waste Services (NWS) has conducted a number of pre-market engagements with the market on this intended procurement prior to the Procurement Act 2023 coming into effect in February 2025. The details of these engagements and the output of them have been captured in the document referenced SCDP PA23 Pre-Market Engagement Summary GDF-NWS-SCDP-AXX-CC-CS-000032 Which has been uploaded to the webpage detailed below, NWS plans to continue its engagement with the market via its dedicated Site Characterisation Delivery Partner webpage on the website which can be accessed via this link Site Characterisation Delivery Partner - Nuclear Waste Services or typing https://www.nuclearwasteservices.uk/2025/09/site-characterisation-delivery-partner/ into your web browser. On the above webpage NWS shall upload draft documentation relating to the procurement as they become available The intent is to allow the market to review the documentation, provide feedback and comments and where required request direct engagement with NWS either via Teams calls or face to face meetings. As a result of engagement with the market, NWS may decide to publish on the above webpage new or amended versions of previously published documents prior to the Tender Notice being issued.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PNWB-5846-DYCHDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 24 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |