Official UK procurement notice
Bulk and Packaged Chemicals
Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is a requirement for Sellafield Ltd to implement a Contract for Bulk and Packaged Chemicals to support site-wide operations and decommissioning activities across the Sellafield site.
This opportunity will be structured into three (3) Lots, with one supplier awarded per Lot. Tenderers may submit bids for any Lot and will have the potential to secure multiple Lots.
The opportunity will be split across three (3) Lots:
Lot 1- Bulk Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide 23%, 47%, and 50%)
Lot 2- Packaged Chemicals & Other Bulk Products
This will include, but is not limited to, the following scope:
- Sodium Hydroxide 22% - IBC 1000L/1245kg
- Aluminium Sulphate 8% - Delivered via road tanker.
- Ferric Nitrate Solution – Delivered via road tanker.
- Praestol DW-31-EU – 1L/1.1kg
- Hydrochloric Acid 14% - IBC 1000L/1071kg
- Hydrated Lime – Per kg
- Nickel Nitrate – 10kg
- Sodium Carbonate Light – 25kg
- Sodium Hypochlorite (14/15%) – IBC 1000L/1255kg
- Pure Dried Vacuum Salt – Per kg
- Sodium Nitrate 36% - 834L/1068kg
- Granulated Sugar – 1000kg
- Sulphuric Acid 77% - IBC 1000L/1698Kg
- Sulphuric Acid 96% - Per kg
- Silver Zeolite Cartridges
- Silver Zeolite – 35g
- Brenntamer CL 845 – 25kg
- Lithium Nitrate – Per kg or 1230kg
Lot 3- Bulk Nitric Acid (60%)
The Contract will be for a period of four (4) years.
CPV: Carbonates · Caustic soda · Chlorides · Hydrogen chloride · Hydroxides as basic inorganic chemicals · Inorganic acids · Liquid soda · Nitric acid and salts · Sodium hydroxide · Sulphates · Sulphides, sulphates; nitrates, phosphates and carbonates · Sulphides, sulphites and sulphates · +3 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Bulk and Packaged Chemicals” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 11:31 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT
- Authority reference
C28382- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074792- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05141bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
15 May 2025 → 1 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published15 May 2025, 11:31 BST
- Latest notice published342 days ago18 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMT
- Market engagement311 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Interested suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities to aid in the refinement of the future procurement:
- A webinar event on the 3rd December 2025, 1pm-2:30pm
- Completion of a questionnaire following the market engagement event
Sellafield Ltd welcomes interested suppliers to express their interest by sending a confirmation message via our e-sourcing platform, Atamis, under reference number C28382.
Please include the following detail in your message:
- Full name
- Company/organisation name
- Contact details (Email and phone number)
If you do not have an account with Atamis, please register on Atamis to create an account. If you have problems registering, please contact the helpdesk +44 29 2280 9277 or raise a support ticket via the following link suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb ↗
Suppliers should note that all information gathered from this exercise is for the contracting authority’s use and is subject to change.
- Tender notice expected228 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 96 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 May 2025, 11:31 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published4 Aug 2025, 09:28 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned4 Aug 2025, 09:28 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Nov 2025, 14:01 GMTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender