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Bagged Combustible Bulk Order

Nuclear Waste Services

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Summary of the contracting process

Nuclear Waste Services Limited is procuring radioactive waste treatment and conditioning services for bagged combustible waste, on behalf of its customers. The requirement covers lifecycle management, receipt and unloading of consignments, incineration, disposal of secondary waste at a suitably permitted facility, container returns, technical support, project close-out and lessons from experience. Related activities include the collection, transport, packaging, storage and disposal of radioactive waste. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. Customers may include private-sector organisations and a wide range of public-sector bodies, including government departments, NHS bodies, education providers, councils, emergency services, housing associations, charities and other public authorities. The procurement is a call-off from the Treatment and Conditioning Services Framework.

The procurement has been awarded through a competitive, selective call-off under a framework, with one completed lot. Veolia ES (UK) Limited was selected on 19 August 2026. The award is valued at £2,300,000 excluding VAT (£2,760,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 17 September 2026 to 16 September 2030, with signature scheduled for 17 September 2026. A standstill period ends on 16 September 2026. Nuclear Waste Services Limited is the buyer, procuring on behalf of eligible customers. The requirement is above the relevant threshold and is classified as services. The award remains recorded as pending, while the procurement itself is complete and the successful supplier has been identified.

This award demonstrates established demand for an end-to-end radioactive waste service supporting bagged combustible waste. A credible competing supplier would need suitable facilities and permissions to receive, unload, treat and incinerate radioactive waste, together with arrangements for disposing of secondary waste at a suitably permitted facility. It would also need to manage compliant packaging, storage, transport, collection and container returns, supported by technical expertise and robust lifecycle controls. The requirement favours organisations able to coordinate operational delivery with customer interfaces, documentation, project close-out and lessons-learned activity. Relevant experience serving nuclear or other regulated waste customers, dependable transport and treatment capacity, and the ability to support multiple eligible public- and private-sector customers would strengthen a future competing proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bagged Combustible Bulk Order

Notice Description

A framework call-off under the Treatment & Conditioning Services Framework (2026-2030) for the Bagged 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 of the waste; * Incineration of the waste; * Disposal of all secondary waste to a suitably permitted facility; * Container returns in line with schedule requirements; * 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. Please note the framework reference is incorrect. The correct framework being used is the 'Treatment and Conditioning Services Framework (2026 - 2030)' https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076004-2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e843
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085122-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£2,300,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
17 Sep 2026 - 16 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
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

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