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# The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provisions-for-services-to-collect-transport-store-and-process-existing-high-activity--ocds-h6vhtk-04ea87). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: "The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route.". Published status: complete. Published Value: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-2464.my.site.com.

> **Administrative change notice:** this document announces a change to an existing contract or market; no new tender or admission is opened.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nuclear Decommissioning Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nuclear-decommissioning-authority-gov-pb197)
- **Published Value:** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Collection of radioactive waste, Disposal of radioactive waste, Radioactive waste storage services, Transport of radioactive waste
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provisions-for-services-to-collect-transport-store-and-process-existing-high-activity--ocds-h6vhtk-04ea87#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ea87`

## Before you bid
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- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-2464.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-2464.my.site.com%2FProSpend__CustomCommunitiesLogin)
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## Description
The Home Office have established a programme for the replacement and disposal of Caesium-137 High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS), used in the medical and research industries, as part of a strategy to reduce the likelihood of a terrorist using high risk radiological materials in the UK.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has been instructed by the Department of Energy Security & Net-Zero (DESNZ) to support the Home Office-led initiative by providing support and expertise knowledge for the collection of the HASS and managing the HASS through a suitable waste management route. The Miscellaneous Beta Gamma Waste Store (MBGWS) at Sellafield is the current waste management route for sealed sources in the UK.
The programme is voluntary, meaning owners of Cs-137 sources (End-Users) within scope can apply to participate in the scheme to dispose of their sources and receive a grant for replacing with safer technologies.
The programme will be delivered in phases as End-Users make their sources available for disposal. The NDA, with their trusted partner Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), is leading on the procurement and delivery of the first phase of this programme.
This first phase of the programme will act as a pathfinder and lessons learned will be fundamental for the future success of the programme. The NDA are looking for a supplier, or consortium of suppliers, to deliver the first phase of this programme.
The high-level scope of this procurement includes:
• Number of Irradiator Units – 6 with the option to add a further 3 Irradiator Units
• Number of Cs-137 sources – 12 sources in the 6 original Irradiator Units with 2 sources per Irradiator Unit, potential for a further 6 sources in the optional 3 Irradiator Units
• Geographical area – United Kingdom
• Models of Irradiator Units – Gammacell ® 3000 and IBL 437
• Supplier to collect, transport, store and process the Irradiator Unit(s), ), in the UK or abroad, to remove the Cs-137 sources.
• Pack the Cs-137 sources into the disposable liner and 1648C transport package for return to Sellafield MBGWS.
The 1648C transport package is an NDA Group asset that is currently in the process of being licenced as a Type B(M) transport package, led by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS). The 1648C is widely and regularly received and managed at MBGWS at Sellafield.
The proposed scope is likely to be broadly split into two delivery phases:
Phase 1
• The Supplier is to complete all pre-collection activities to prepare the Irradiator Unit(s) for collection from the End-User premises including, but not limited to, obtaining all required permits and licences, coordinating on logistics and schedules and putting in place all health and safety requirements etc.
• The Supplier is to dismantle the Irradiator Unit(s) and package the Irradiator Unit(s) for transport to the Supplier premises (in the UK or abroad) ensuring it has the required consents and permits to transport .
• The Supplier will ensure they have all requ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provisions-for-services-to-collect-transport-store-and-process-existing-high-activity--ocds-h6vhtk-04ea87)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90521100, 90521200, 90521300, 90521400
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing Hi (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Eckert and Ziegler**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151276`
  - Value: £4,500,000
  - Date: 31/08/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Eckert and Ziegler**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151276`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The provisions for services to collect, transport and process existing Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,886,246
  - Signed Date: 21/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031619-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-21T13:35:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T07:07:53.117Z
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