Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Sellafield · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Cavendish Nuclear Limited
- Value
- £91,212,912
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Laboratory services (CPV 71900000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 068902-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jul 2026
- Published21 Jul 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
Following competition utilising the Open Procedure, Sellafield Ltd has awarded a Contract to Cavendish Nuclear Limited to undertake Very Low Active (VLA) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations. The service is to consist of sample receipt and transportation, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal.<br/><br/>Analytical Services provides an essential service in support of Sellafield Operations which in accordance with its Site Licence Conditions requires Sellafield to report to the regulatory bodies e.g., Environmental Agency (EA) and demonstrate the use of Best Available Technology (BAT) and As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) for the management of effluent and other waste activities which are key to delivery of the Sellafield Ltd mission. The site is envisaged to have a demand for analytical services until 2110.<br/><br/>The duration of the Contract is for 8 years. The estimated value of the Contract is £113.2m.<br/><br/>The Contract is dated 8th July…
About the supplier
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