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Site Characterisation Professional Services Support (SCPSS) - C26888

Buyer: Nuclear Waste Services Limited →

BuyerNuclear Waste Services Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£13,800,000
Published24 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Further to the previous preliminary market engagement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016818-2026), a pre-tender market engagement webinar on will take place at 15:00 on 14/09/2026. Please use the link below to register for the webinar: Nuclear Waste Services SCPSS Webinar (https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1e2d673b-4388-450c-9977-7c5c76dfc755@1929b5b6-230e-4b2e-837a-b96f0a9b1b56?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog) If you have any queries or require technical assistance with registration, please contact: gdfmajorprocurements@nuclearwasteservices.uk The Site Characterisation Professional Services Support (SCPSS) framework is designed to provide NWS with comprehensive support across all aspects of site characterisation activities. Site Characterisation is the process of developing a detailed understanding of the geology and surrounding environment of an area. It involves a range of investigative activities, which will help NWS to inform assessments of the safety and suitability of sites. Site Characterisation enables a better understanding of the likely design and construction methodologies and therefore a higher certainty of the cost outturn. NWS must ensure they have knowledge and processes in place to meet requirements of design and safety case teams in line with regulations. The scope is to provide professional services support for site characterisation activities across multiple sites. The scope has been split into three Lots: Lot 1: Site Characterisation Planning and Technical Advisory Services Lot 2: Geological and Geophysical Interpretation and Modelling Lot 3: Hydrogeological Interpretation and Modelling A pre-tender market engagement webinar on will take place at 15:00 on 14/09/2026. Please use the link below to register for the webinar: NWS has also created a webpage to facilitate communication with the market and the sharing of documentation. The link to the webpage is: www.nuclearwasteservices.uk/2025/11/site-characterisation-professional-services-support-scpss/

Categories

Engineering services 71300000Civil engineering consultancy services 71311000Structural engineering consultancy services 71312000Environmental engineering consultancy services 71313000Advisory and consultative engineering services 71318000Geotechnical engineering services 71332000Engineering support services 71336000Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services 71351000Core preparation and analysis services 71351100Geological and geophysical consultancy services 71351200Petrophysical interpretation services 71351400Ground investigation services 71351500Scientific prospecting services 71351700Geophysical prospecting services 71351710Geology, oceanography and hydrology services 71351900Seismic services 71352100Surface surveying services 71353000Digital mapping services 71354100Site-investigation services 71510000Research and experimental development services 73100000Environmental management 90710000Environmental impact assessment other than for construction 90711000Environmental monitoring other than for construction 90711500Environmental planning 90712000Environmental issues consultancy services 90713000Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services 90733700Nuclear safety services 98113100

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 26 Apr 2027 to 28 Apr 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Environmental engineering consultancy services, Geological and geophysical consultancy services, Site-investigation services, Seismic services, Nuclear safety services, Petrophysical interpretation services, Engineering services, Groundwater pollution monitoring or control services, Environmental monitoring other than for construction, Environmental planning, Geophysical prospecting services, Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services, Ground investigation services, Environmental issues consultancy services, Environmental management, Core preparation and analysis services, Advisory and consultative engineering services, Research and experimental development services, Civil engineering consultancy services, Digital mapping services, Geology, oceanography and hydrology services, Geotechnical engineering services, Environmental impact assessment other than for construction, Structural engineering consultancy services, Engineering support services, Surface surveying services, Scientific prospecting servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Engineering services (71300000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 718,8505 median · 28.9 average (3,480 of 8,850 with a bid count)4 average (3,819 of 8,850 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)38630 median · 30 average (2 of 386 with a bid count)14 average (2 of 386 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
a pre-tender market engagement webinar on will take place at 15:00 on 14/09/2026. Please use the link below to register for the webinar: Nuclear Waste Services SCPSS Webinar (https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1e2d673b-4388-450c-9977-7c5c76dfc755@1929b5b6-230e-4b2e-837a-b96f0a9b1b56?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog) If you have any queries or require technical assistance with registration, please contact: gdfmajorprocurements@nuclearwasteservices.uk NWS has also created a webpage to facilitate communication with the market and the sharing of documentation. The link to the webpage is: www.nuclearwasteservices.uk/2025/11/site-characterisation-professional-services-support-scpss/engagement14 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-059a7a
Latest release ID080352-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 24 2026 12:24:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£13,800,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
24 Aug 2026planning080352-2026
25 Feb 2026planningUpdate016818-2026
25 Nov 2025planning077027-2025
15 Sept 2025planning056643-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (4 releases)
24 Aug 2026 · 080352-2026 · planning
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25 Feb 2026 · 016818-2026 · planningUpdate
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25 Nov 2025 · 077027-2025 · planning
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  "date": "2025-11-25T17:00:35Z",
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15 Sept 2025 · 056643-2025 · planning
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