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Vault Optimisation & Capping Delivery (VOCD) Assurance

Buyer: Nuclear Waste Services Limited →

BuyerNuclear Waste Services Limited
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published22 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The Vault Optimisation & Capping Delivery (VOCD) Assurance contract Scope will comprise of the independent quality assurance of the civil works and design to augment internal existing quality assurance capabilities for NWS' VOCD contract. The Supplier for this contract will perform checks on the construction and design activities performed by the VOCD Contractor, ensuring they meet the pre-defined environmental regulation criteria, particularly in relation to containment systems, materials, and installation quality, thereby supporting safe, compliant, and fit-for-purpose delivery of the VOCD contract.

Delivery location

UKD11, GB

Categories

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71000000Construction-related services 71500000Construction-site supervision services 71521000Composition and purity testing and analysis services 71610000Monitoring and control services 71700000Industrial inspection services 71730000Industrial quality control services 71731000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 31 Dec 2027 to 29 Jan 2038
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction-related services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Industrial quality control services, Industrial inspection services, Construction-site supervision services, Monitoring and control services, Composition and purity testing and analysis servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (71000000); 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 715,5194 median · 32.1 average (1,882 of 5,519 with a bid count)4.1 average (2,088 of 5,519 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD111410 median · 10.4 average (5 of 14 with a bid count)3.4 average (5 of 14 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 milestones0

No planning milestones published.

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-06d069
Latest release ID068962-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 22 2026 08:22:15 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 thresholdNot published
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 valueNot published
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
22 Jul 2026planning068962-2026

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 (1 releases)
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