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Shaft Head Removal - Facility Hire & Construction of Mock Up Trials Rig

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

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21 Jul 2026 at 14:16

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited procured works to support Shaft Head Removal Trials. The requirement combines hiring a local facility with constructing a mock-up trials rig, providing the physical setting and test structure needed for the trials. The work is associated with nuclear restoration activity, and the facility is described as local, although the delivery place is not named. The buyer is Nuclear Restoration Services Limited, a public authority operating at sub-central government level. The procurement is classified as construction work. It was structured as one lot and identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The requirement is therefore relevant to contractors able to provide or arrange a suitable local facility and construct a purpose-built testing rig for industrial trials.

The procurement has been awarded, with Gow's Lybster Limited selected as supplier. The award value is £514,000 excluding VAT, or £616,800 including VAT. The award is recorded as pending, and the planned contract signature date is 18 August 2026. The contract period runs from 19 August 2026 to 18 August 2027, with a maximum extent date of 18 February 2028. Renewal is allowed where the trials rig needs to remain in place for an extended requirement. Nuclear Restoration Services used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The procurement was evaluated as construction works and completed through a single lot. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise. No separate award date is provided.

This outcome demonstrates demand from Nuclear Restoration Services for a combined facility-hire and construction solution supporting specialist industrial trials. Competitors considering similar work for this buyer would need to show they can secure a suitable local facility and construct a robust mock-up trials rig for the required testing activity. The work suits construction businesses with practical project-delivery capability, access to appropriate premises and the ability to coordinate site use with rig construction. Experience of delivering temporary or trial infrastructure, managing construction activities in a controlled industrial setting and meeting the operational needs of testing programmes would strengthen credibility. The award to an SME also indicates that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused smaller contractor rather than only by a major national supplier.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Shaft Head Removal - Facility Hire & Construction of Mock Up Trials Rig

Notice Description

NRS looks to engage a contractor to provide the hire of a local facility, and the construction of a trials rig for the Shaft Head Removal Trials.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cff0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068735-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£514,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Aug 2026 - 18 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Notice Documents

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