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Published 19 Sept 2025, 08:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Radiation Tolerant Cable · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£2,526,211published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 1 Sept 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Radiation Tolerant Cable - supply

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
31300000 Insulated wire and cable

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
19 Sept 2025, 08:16 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2025, 15:21 BST
Authority reference
C27335
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058588
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059dbb Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Sellafield are looking to place a Direct Award with WL Gore for Radiation Tolerant cable. The cable is compatible for use with existing in cell cranes.

The Intellectual property for the design construction and type of the cable used in the application is bespoke to Gore. Gore are the only supplier of cable compatible with the in cell cranes.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Sept 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published399 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 15:21 BST
  2. Standstill ends390 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 08:16 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 15:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,526,2111 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
W. L. Gore & Associates GmbHRadiation Tolerant Cables3 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£2,526,2111 Sept 2025standstill to 1 Oct 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender