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Bulk Combustible Bulk Order

Nuclear Waste Services Limited

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20 Aug 2026 at 08:19

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Waste Services Limited procured a services framework call-off for a Bulk Combustible Bulk Order on behalf of organisations that hold, or may later enter into, Waste Services Contracts with NWS. The requirement covers lifecycle management, receipt of consignments, unloading and pre-treatment of waste for incineration and recycling, including segregation, size reduction and cable stripping. It also includes incineration, disposal of secondary waste at a suitably permitted facility, technical support, project close-out and lessons from experience. The waste services include collection, transport, storage, packaging, treatment and disposal of radioactive waste. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The buyer is based at Calderbridge, Seascale, and the selected supplier is Veolia ES (UK) Limited, a large waste-services business.

This procurement has been awarded through a competitive selective framework call-off under the Treatment & Conditioning Services Framework (2026–2030), using the award-under-framework method. The single lot is complete and Veolia ES (UK) Limited was selected on 19 August 2026. The award value is £14,100,000 excluding tax and £16,920,000 including tax. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 2 September 2030. The standstill period ends on 1 September 2026, with signature scheduled for 2 September 2026. The award is above the relevant threshold. The arrangement is for services involving radioactive-waste collection, transport, storage, packaging, treatment and disposal, with one supplier awarded the lot. The call-off is available to NWS customers across the public and private sectors within the stated customer categories.

This award demonstrates substantial demand from Nuclear Waste Services for integrated radioactive-waste treatment and conditioning rather than a single disposal activity. A credible future competitor would need to manage the full service lifecycle, receive and handle consignments safely, and provide pre-treatment such as segregation, size reduction and cable stripping. It would also need reliable incineration and recycling capability, arrangements with suitably permitted facilities for all secondary waste, and the technical resources to support customers through project close-out and lessons-from-experience activities. Relevant businesses are likely to be established waste-treatment operators with the operational capacity, regulatory permissions, specialist equipment, transport and storage arrangements, and technical assurance systems needed to manage radioactive waste across the United Kingdom for a major public-sector customer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bulk Combustible Bulk Order

Notice Description

A framework call-off under the Treatment & Conditioning Services Framework (2026-2030) for the Bulk Combustible Bulk Order, procured by Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) on behalf of its Customers. A Customer is defined as an organisation that either currently holds, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS. The overall service requirement is summarised as follows: * Lifecycle management of the service; * Consignment receipt; * Unloading and pre-treatment of waste to enable incineration and recycling (e.g. segregation, size reduction and cable stripping); * Incineration of the waste; * Disposal of all secondary waste to a suitably permitted facility; * Technical Support * Project close out and LFE. Organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS, 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e81c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079249-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90521000 - Radioactive waste treatment services

90521100 - Collection of radioactive waste

90521200 - Radioactive waste storage services

90521300 - Disposal of radioactive waste

90521400 - Transport of radioactive waste

90521500 - Packaging of radioactive waste

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 2 Sep 2030 4-5 years
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 Waste Services Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CALDERBRIDGE, SEASCALE
Postcode
CA20 1DB
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Gosforth
Westminster Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Veolia ES (UK) Limited

Further Information

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