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Provision of Installation, Plant Commissioning & waste handling for Dungeness A

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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16 Jul 2026 at 15:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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10 Jun 2026 at 15:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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30 Mar 2026 at 14:40

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited procured installation, plant commissioning and waste handling services for waste projects at the Dungeness A decommissioning site in Kent. The work covers installing machinery and equipment, commissioning plant and managing waste movements as part of the site’s ongoing restoration and decommissioning programme. It is a services requirement delivered at Dungeness A, with activities linked to waste projects across the site. The buyer is Nuclear Restoration Services Limited, a public authority responsible for nuclear restoration activities. The requirement is relevant to contractors with experience in industrial plant installation, commissioning, waste handling and working within controlled nuclear or similarly regulated operational environments.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award to Altrad Babcock Limited, under the Procurement Act 2023, with the award dated 10 June 2026. The contract was signed on 24 June 2026 and is active for the period from 29 June to 28 December 2026. Its value is £500,000 excluding VAT, or £600,000 including VAT. The contract covers a single requirement for installation, plant commissioning and waste handling. The direct-award rationale was continuity of an existing service: Altrad Babcock had delivered the work at Dungeness A for more than three years, was fully mobilised and embedded in site operations, and a change of contractor was considered likely to create disruption, knowledge-transfer requirements and technical difficulties. The selected supplier is Altrad Babcock Limited.

This award indicates demand for contractors able to combine plant and equipment installation, commissioning and waste handling within a live nuclear decommissioning site. A credible competitor for comparable work would need strong technical competence, robust site mobilisation and the capacity to manage several work packages without disrupting ongoing operations. Experience with site-specific procedures, controlled waste movements, industrial commissioning and complex operational interfaces would be important. The buyer’s rationale shows that continuity, familiarity with established working methods and effective relationships with the site team were decisive commercial considerations. Suppliers seeking comparable work with Nuclear Restoration Services should therefore be able to demonstrate relevant nuclear or similarly regulated-site experience, dependable delivery capacity, safe integration with existing operations and a methodology that can be adopted without lengthy onboarding or knowledge transfer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Installation, Plant Commissioning & waste handling for Dungeness A

Notice Description

Provision of Installation, Plant Commissioning and waste handling for the Waste Projects within Dungeness A site

Procurement Information

Waste related projects have been executed at Dungeness A for a number of years in support of the overall aim to decommission the site. Delivery of installation and commissioning of plant and equipment and waste movements during this time has been delivered by Altrad Babcock Limited who have been embedded in the site for over three years. NRS intends to make a direct award (new contract) to Altrad Babcock Limited in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5, this new contract will be a continuation of the service already being supplied by Altrad Babcock Limited. Awarding the contract directly to Altrad Babcock allows continuity of the service provision preventing avoidable delays and inefficiencies. They are fully mobilised, familiar with our site-specific processes, and embedded within our ways of working. Altrad Babcock's methodology and approach would be difficult for another contractor to replicate and will likely result in a difference that will cause technical difficulties for the contractor and NRS. Several work packages are currently in progress, and introducing a new Contractor at this stage would create a significant risk of disruption. A change in provider would necessitate time consuming knowledge transfer, reestablishment of working relationships, and onboarding to our operational environment. These factors would likely result in delays, reduced productivity, and potential cost impacts. NRS considers Paragraph 7 applies, as the services provided by Altrad Babcock Limited are critical to the ongoing decommissioning of Dungeness A and it would be difficult for another contractor to replicate the existing methodology and approach for the provision of Installation, Plant Commissioning and waste handling for the Waste Projects within Dungeness A site. Following completion of this novated contract, all future requirements will be progressed through NRS's established procurement processes and in continued compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). Altrad Babcock Limited is neither an excluded or excludable supplier. A Contract Award Notice and Contract Details Notice will follow in accordance with Procurement Act 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0677f2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067351-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

51500000 - Installation services of machinery and equipment

51530000 - Installation services of machine tools

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jun 2026 - 28 Dec 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA3 6GR
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Doosan Babcock Limited

Further Information

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