Planning

Waste Disposal Services to Permitted Landfill

NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Planning

23 Apr 2026 at 15:19

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

11 Mar 2026 at 08:53

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

04 Jul 2025 at 10:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

11 Jun 2025 at 11:50

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Waste Services Limited (NWS), located in Calderbridge, Seascale, is overseeing a planned procurement for "Waste Disposal Services to Permitted Landfill." This tender falls under the industry category of radioactive, toxic, medical, and hazardous waste services, and it encompasses the lifecycle management and disposal of non-rad and radioactive wastes below the UK Low-Level Waste threshold at permitted facilities across the UK. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, set to proceed through an open framework agreement with no limit on the number of suppliers. Interested parties must submit via the Atamis eSourcing system by 18th June 2026. Key dates include an enquiry period ending on 28th May 2026, and the award period concluding on 2nd December 2026.

This framework presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in waste management services, especially those experienced in dealing with hazardous and radioactive waste products. Companies that offer services such as excavation, demolition, sampling, packaging, and the transport of wastes for decontamination and disposal are well-suited to compete. The tender aims to support organisations such as ministerial departments, emergency services, health bodies, educational establishments, and a variety of public and private sector entities. Businesses with the capability to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective delivery in accordance with current regulations could gain long-term benefits from this venture, contributing to the robust infrastructure needed to manage nuclear waste across diverse sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Waste Disposal Services to Permitted Landfill

Notice Description

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), the Client, through its Waste Services line of business, is procuring an open framework (with no limit on the number of suppliers) for 'Waste Disposal Services to Permitted Landfill' on behalf of its Customers. The proposed framework scope comprises lifecycle management and disposal of non-rad and radioactive wastes below UK LLW threshold at permitted facilities within the UK. Lifecycle management may include on-site 'blue collar' work to support generation via excavation or demolition, sampling and analysis to support characterisation and routing of wastes at both the Customer site, supplier site and via a third party where a subcontractor is being used, packaging and transport of wastes from the Customer site in support of decommissioning operations, sort and segregation of wastes, management of out sorted wastes to alternative treatment and disposal facilities and final disposal of non-hazardous, hazardous and asbestos contaminated wastes at permitted facilities within the UK. A Customer is defined as an organisation that either currently holds, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS. Such organisations include private sector bodies plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories: 1) Any of the following and their future successors: (a) ministerial government departments; (b) non-ministerial government departments; (c) executive agencies of government; (d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs; (e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs); (f) police forces; (g) fire and rescue services; (h) ambulance services; (i) maritime and coastguard agency services; (j) NHS bodies; (k) educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities; (l) hospices; (m) national parks; (n) housing associations, including registered social landlords; (o) third sector and charities; (p) citizens advice bodies; (q) Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils; (r) public corporations; (s) public financial bodies or institutions; (t) public pension funds; (u) central banks; and (v) civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations. 2) Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link. 3) Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide or any replacement or updated web-link. 4) Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of 'Contracting Authority' in Section 2 of the Procurement Act.

Planning Information

This supplier engagement event is to share details of the requirements of the procurement and engage with our supply chain to ensure that suppliers can fulfil the capability and capacity requirements of NWS’ broad customer base to enable the safe, compliant, smooth and cost effective delivery of the NDA mission in line with the current regulatory framework and policy for the duration of the framework. NWS intends to hold a virtual Supplier Engagement Event via MS Teams on Thursday 26th March from 09:00 till 10:00 to share the high-level scope and other details. To register interest in the opportunity and to book your place at the engagement event, please contact either: Gillian.Spence@nuclearwasteservices.uk Gemma.l.laurie@nuclearwasteservices.uk Clare.E.Hastings@nuclearwasteservices.uk By Tuesday 24th March 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0546a5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037253-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

90521000 - Radioactive waste treatment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,800,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£14,800,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Apr 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
18 Jun 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
28 Apr 20263 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Feb 2027 - 8 Feb 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CALDERBRIDGE, SEASCALE
Postcode
CA20 1DB
Post Town
Carlisle
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
TLD11 West Cumbria
Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Gosforth
Westminster Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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