Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Sellafield Limited · Nuclear
- Supplier
- James Walker UK Ltd
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Seals (CPV 35121500)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 029204-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Mar 2026
- Published30 Mar 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
This will be the Supply of Nuclear Transport Flask Specialised Seals, Gaskets & 'O' Rings, to enable the repair and maintenance of the internal & external nuclear waste transport flasks., to drawings and specifications developed over many years. This will enable the continued support of the various transport flask maintenance programmes throughout the plant and assist with the long term Sellafield mission. <br/><br/>Sellafield are using a known supplier who over many years has demonstrated their capability to meet Sellafield requirements in relation to the complex technical and quality aspects of goods supplied. Transition to any new supplier would risk continuity of critical goods supply in onboarding a new supply to the required standards, and possible delays from such. They produce quality plans/ITP’s for all in house and subcontract procedures required for manufactured items to the required standards This award under 32 (2)(b)PCR 2015 Regulations will ensure there is a secure sour…
About the supplier
James Walker UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07393831).