Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 25 Jun 2025, 10:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Substance & Alcohol testing

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Published estimate£177,000≈ £89k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To collect samples from the Cumbria offices and Warrington office

CPV: Medical specialist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£177,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2027 (2 yrs)Value: £177,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    Must be registered on LINC with Sellafield

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Evaluation made on experience of scope of works in reference to technical documents.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    Must be registered on LINC with Sellafield

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
25 Jun 2025, 10:51 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034973
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Medical specialist services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05532a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 10:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    24 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 10:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    31 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    31 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Jul 2025CancelledAs a result of a technical issue, this notice is a duplicate of the correct "Atamis Notice", please use the link below to access the correct notice and disregard the content of this notice. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034976-2025?origin=Dashboard

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender