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title: "The Sample Management Capability (SMC)"
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# The Sample Management Capability (SMC)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-sample-management-capability-smc-ocds-h6vhtk-044e54). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sellafield Limited: "The Sample Management Capability (SMC)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Sellafield Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sellafield-limited-gov-ot1220)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Modular and portable buildings, Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- **Delivery Location:** UKD11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044e54`

## 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/the-sample-management-capability-smc-ocds-h6vhtk-044e54#tl-md)

## Description
This PIN is to allow the engagement with the supply chain through Technical Dialogue (TD), here we<br/>will seek an open response to certain key lines of enquiry where this will be followed by interviews<br/>with selected organisations, based upon their initial response. This is intended to test the current<br/>strategic direction of the AS where SL will seek to further develop its understanding and<br/>confidence of the proposed technical and commercial strategies prior to potentially undertaking a<br/>formal procurement process, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations. As such this<br/>phase may support the further development, and refinement, of the proposed procurement,<br/>technical, and commercial arrangements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 44211100
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The Sample Management Capability (SMC) is a design and build project for a new analytical facility to screen and process Low Active (LA) and Very Low Active (VLA) samples prior to dispatch into the supply chain for further analysis, where the SMC fac...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010326-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-28T14:23:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T09:38:34.964Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044e54