Official UK procurement notice
Winfrith Engineering: ILW Management Support
Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionILW Management Support for Winfrith Engineering, located at Winfrith Site
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 18 Jun 2025, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST
- Authority reference
C24840- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050401- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f5bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
This request is raised against S.41 (II) – single supplier (technical reasons) and S.41 (V) additional repeat services.
o The resources required to carry out the work have been working extensively with Winfrith Site and, as such, have a unique understanding, experience and knowledge of the projects, plant and site.
o Due to the specialist nature of the work, the work is site based at Winfrith.
o The work being undertaken by these resources is on the critical path for Winfrith site closure. Failure to secure these individuals would directly impact site closure dates and would lead to additional costs in addition to delays.
- Risks
Current government spend review may affect the end date of this contract due to risk of lack of funding
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 21 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published21 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025- Transparency notice published18 Jun 2025, 16:26 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2025, 09:25 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Aug 2025, 09:48 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish Nuclear Limited1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2026Extensions: Extension dependent on Government Spending Review outcome and funding available · Options: Option to extend up to 31 July 2026 at increments at the sole discretion of NRS | £500,000 | 15 Jul 2025standstill to 24 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
| Cavendish Nuclear Limited | £460,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Winfrith Engineering: ILW Management Support · Cavendish Nuclear Limited
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2025
- Value
- £460,000
- Period
- 18 Aug 2025 – 28 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Jul 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- May be extended up to 31/7/2026 in intervals at the Client's sole discretion
- Options
- May be extended by 4 months up to 31/7/2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cavendish Nuclear LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender