Notice Information
Notice Title
Magnox
Notice Description
Provision of Security Guards to provide security services to sites within the Nuclear Decommissioning Estate, including NRS Sites (including transferring AGR Sites), Dounreay Site, Nuclear Transport Services (Specifically Direct Rail Services), Nuclear Waste Services and Vulcan. Security Services include the delivery of Guarding services, CCTV / alarm monitoring, Control of Access & Security Passes, Emergency Response, Patrols, Management of Visitors & Passes, Key Holding, Canine Detection, Reception Services and Alarm Response Centres.
Planning Information
Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) is seeking to obtain market feedback on the proposed procurement strategy for Security Personnel Services. NRS wishes to test the market in order to obtain feedback and buy in as the procurement goes through governance and assurance. This will give NRS the opportunity to possibly improve and manage the Security Personnel Services procurement more efficiently before going to market in the form of formal competition.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e2b2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074490-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79710000 - Security services
79711000 - Alarm-monitoring services
79713000 - Guard services
79715000 - Patrol services
79716000 - Identification badge release services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £89,600,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Mar 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Steven Lock
- Contact Email
- steven.j.lock@nrservices.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1797 343515
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARRINGTON
- Postcode
- WA3 6GR
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD61 Warrington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Warrington
- Electoral Ward
- Birchwood
- Westminster Constituency
- Warrington North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074490-2025
17th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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