Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Scaffolding, Rigging Services and Low Level Waste

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Published estimate£8,080,000≈ £5.4m / year · £9,700,000 inc. VAT8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 15 Jan 2026

Awarded to Altrad Support Services Limited

Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 1 Oct 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority wishes to commission an organisation to deliver the ongoing provision of Specialist Scaffolding, Rigger and EPO Low Level Waste requirements within the Industrial Support Services (ISS) category required at UKAEA Culham Campus. The successful bidder shall deliver Industrial Support Services and the resourcing of Environmental Process Operatives to UKAEA in support of Operations, Plant Shutdowns, Maintenance and Growth of UKAEA Business Units as outlined in the specification.

No preliminary market engagement: Limited Scope of engagement and sufficient market understanding.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 6 moSMEPublished value£8,080,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Oct 2027 (1 yr 6 mo)Value: £8,080,000 exc. VAT · £9,700,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

50000000 Repair and maintenance services 98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

What it takes to win
i
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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality evaluation: 80%
Price evaluation: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality evaluation: Quality/Technical
Price evaluation: Commercial Evaluation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
Last source update: 30 Jun 2026, 15:22 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 6 Jan 2026
Authority reference: T/SB019/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-072158
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance servicesServices furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05dd13 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 17 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

7 Nov 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published349 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
Clarification questions by339 days ago
17 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline321 days ago
5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by288 days ago
6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent280 days ago
15 Jan 2026
Standstill ends266 days ago
28 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026
Latest notice published114 days ago
30 Jun 2026, 15:22 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract signature expected
2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
28 Apr 2026, 15:02 BST
UK7
Contract details notice published
30 Jun 2026, 15:22 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-11: 1 release · 7 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £7,437,5001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Altrad Support Services Limited1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2027	£7,437,500	15 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Specialist Scaffolding, Rigging Services and Low Level Waste · Altrad Support Services Limited
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£7,437,500
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2027
Status
active
- Change Updated to add copy of the contract as per PA23
13 agreed KPIs: Total injury frequency rate · Deliverables · Quality, measured by inspection …
- Total injury frequency rate, Altrad Support Services <0.95 Aspiration is focus to zero. – Target Year on Year Improvement
- Deliverables, One new toolbox talk per week.
- Quality, measured by inspection, Monitored by 10 joint walkabouts per month
- Compliance to training schedule, 100% compliance to approx., 15 mandatory & role related training schedules. Individuals trained within 6 weeks of their start date. Tracked & measured. Goal to reduce role related training timescales.
- Resource Utilisation, Initially achieve better than 85% utilisation for all workers deployed in connection with the contract.
- Schedule Adherence, Tasks or activities to be completed as per the schedule. Would expect >75% compliance for normal tasks and > 95% for reactive works.
- Submission of accurate invoices, Issues to be resolved within 7 days from the first working day, after date raised.
- Invoicing - month on month improvement, UKAEA receives payment applications within 10 working days of month end and UKAEA responds within 7 working days.
- EDI, Recruitment advertisements will reflect UKAEA and Altrad EDI policy and targets
- EDI, Recruitment and retainment of employees from underrepresented groups in line with UKAEA targets
- Social Value - Local recruitment, Target local recruitment where applicable. Explore opportunities for embedding Altrad Support Services apprentices. Utilise local Supply Chain where possible.
- Social Value - Fair Work, Provide details of supply chain mapping and due diligence in the supply chain, to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract
- Social Value - Skills for growth, Demonstrate development opportunities relevant to the contract to address skills gaps

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonAltrad Support Services Limited · North West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Altrad Support Services LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBWD-5299-CHVJ 6-7 Lyncastle Way, Warrington, North West, WA4 4STContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractDOCX

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Jun 2026, 15:22 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2026, 15:02 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Nov 2025, 16:00 GMT