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Manufacture of 200 litre Solids Waste Drums for the Dounreay Cementation Plant

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 11:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

11 Aug 2026 at 14:46

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

12 May 2026 at 12:48

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited procured the manufacture, inspection, testing and delivery of 30 waste drums, each with a 200-litre capacity, for the Dounreay Cementation Plant (DCP). This is a goods requirement for solids waste drums, classified under CPV 44616200. The drums are to be delivered to the Dounreay site in Scotland. The buying organisation is NRS Limited, operating through its Dounreay operation. The requirement covers the complete supply process: producing the drums, checking and testing them, and delivering them to the specified nuclear site. It is therefore relevant to manufacturers of industrial or specialist waste containers, inspection and testing providers able to support production, and logistics businesses experienced in controlled-site deliveries.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract has been signed. NRS used a below-threshold open competition. The tender deadline was 4 June 2026 at 12:00, with enquiries accepted until 26 May 2026 at 12:00. There was one lot. Its estimated value was £120,000 excluding VAT, or £144,000 including VAT. The award was made to Gow's Lybster Ltd on 5 August 2026 for £112,480.86 excluding VAT, or £134,977.03 including VAT. The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 10 August to 30 November 2026. The awarded contract period is recorded as 11 August to 30 November 2026. Award criteria were set out in document COMM/ITT/26/011. Six bids reached the final stage, including three from SMEs.

This award shows demand from NRS Dounreay for a small, defined batch of 200-litre solids waste drums, with manufacture, inspection, testing and delivery handled as one requirement. A credible future competitor would need to demonstrate repeatable production of industrial waste containers to the required specification, documented inspection and testing controls, and reliable delivery to the Dounreay site. Experience of working for nuclear or other tightly controlled industrial environments would help establish confidence in quality, traceability, safety and site logistics. The competition attracted six final-stage bids, three from SMEs, indicating that the requirement was accessible to smaller businesses as well as larger industrial suppliers. Firms able to combine fabrication, quality assurance and controlled-site delivery are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Manufacture of 200 litre Solids Waste Drums for the Dounreay Cementation Plant

Notice Description

Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Limited (Dounreay) has awarded a contract to Gow's Lybster Ltd for the manufacture, inspection, testing and delivery to the Dounreay site of 30 of 200 litre Solids Waste Drums for the Dounreay Cementation Plant (DCP).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069694
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078912-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

44616200 - Waste drums

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£112,480 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£112,480 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20264 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
10 Aug 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
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

Gow's Lybster Ltd

Further Information

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