Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 14 Jul 2025, 13:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AB Rig (Remote Operated Equipment)

Official notice

Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

GoodsAbove threshold
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 1 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

AB Rig: UKNNL Require a Design and Manufacture of remote operated AB Rig and associated equipment to size reduce material and allow for moving material in the X, Y & Z axis.

The AB Rig consists of 4 plant items;

XY Table

Z Drive & Rotational Rig

Powered Hacksaw

Slitting Saw Assembly

Additional equipment shall be present on the AB Rig either as part of the 4 plant items or as standalone ancillary items;

Clamping Capability

Cameras

Lifting Capability

Temperature Probe

Milling Head Support Bracket

For further information with regards to this opportunity, please contact: Izak.Cartain-Farish@uknnl.com

CPV: Industrial machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yr 2 mo
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Dec 2026 (1 yr 2 mo)
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
14 Jul 2025, 13:01 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2025, 13:01 BST
Authority reference
NNLC675
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039614
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial machinery
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055e8b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 13:01 BST
  2. Market engagement
    1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    For further information with regards to this opportunity please contact: Izak.cartain-Farish@uknnl.com.

  3. Contract starts393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 13:01 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 03857752 · GB-PPON: PVXT-8784-YGNV Chadwick House Warrington Road, Warrington, North West, WA3 6AEContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure