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Published 6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Crop , Oil & Liquid Sampling 6 months extension

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Awarded value£29,225published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to RCD Lockinge Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) requires a service to carry out ad hoc liquid and oil analysis, routine sampling and analysis of grass, milk and foodstuffs for levels of tritium radioactivity in order to assess the effect of its operations on the local environment. Normal operations of the UKAEA facilities lead to very small levels of tritium in the environment near the site perimeter; consequently, the analysis method must be able to detect and quantify very low levels of activity in these samples. The incumbent is being awarded for 6 months extension on the current contract before tender is completed to find suitable supplier .

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
Last source update
7 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
Authority reference
PO 2116285
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020660
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066434 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    7 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £29,2251 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RCD Lockinge Ltd9 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027Extensions: If the tender fails or does not conclude for any reason the authority may consider extensions.£29,2255 Feb 2026Awarded
RCD Lockinge Ltd£29,225 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • Crop , Oil & Liquid Sampling 6 months extension · RCD Lockinge Ltd

    Signed
    6 Mar 2026
    Value
    £29,225
    Period
    9 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    If the tender fails or does not conclude for any reason the authority may consider extensions.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RCD Lockinge LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQJV-1576-DBQY The Old Stables, East Lockinge,, Wantage, South East, OX12 8QYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure