--- title: "C24612 - Early Legacy Boxes - Liner and AFP" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SELLAFIELD LIMITED" published: "2025-10-17" --- # C24612 - Early Legacy Boxes - Liner and AFP Buyer: SELLAFIELD LIMITED Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05ced7.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the project titled "C24612 - Early Legacy Boxes - Liner and AFP" was overseen by Sellafield Limited, a nuclear organisation based in Warrington, United Kingdom. The process involved the award of a contract to manufacture specific components designed for the storage and disposal of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) at Sellafield's Box Encapsulation Plant (BEP) in Cumbria. This procurement, now at the Award stage, concluded with Bendalls Engineering Ltd as the supplier on 19th September 2025. The procurement was executed under a restricted procedure focusing on the "goods" category, specifically within the manufacturing solutions sector. The tender required a pre-defined quality to price ratio, with emphasis on mature manufacturing methods, and achieved the award criteria of 80% for quality and 20% for price. This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in the manufacture of nuclear waste containment systems and related fabricated products. The requirement for delivering up to 60 liner and AFP assemblies in the coming years indicates a longer-term engagement, providing stability and potential growth for manufacturers. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in mature manufacturing methods and maintain high standards of quality while meeting cost benchmarks are well-positioned to benefit. The contractual terms allow for subcontracting, thus broadening the scope for collaborative growth between SMEs and larger manufacturing entities. ## Notice This contract is only for suppliers eligible to tender via the Engineering and Technology Solutions Marketplace DPS Category, Lot 4 Manufacturing Solutions Category, sub-category: Manufactured Products. This Procurement is for the following components: * Liner * AFP In support of Right First Time (RFT) Manufacture, the following phases shall be completed with support from SL, following contract award: * M1. Mobilisation * M2. Design Validation & Verification * M3. Tooling & Process Development * M4. Assembly 1 manufacture * M5. Assembly 2-6 manufacture * M6. Assembly 7-27 manufacture * M7. Assembly 28+ manufacture A further DPS tender reference C24615 for the Box and the Lid has been issued on the same date as this procurement. The subsequent contracts awarded will be managed concurrently. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Sellafield Ltd (SL) have developed a Legacy 3m3 Box Design for the retrieval, packaging, transport, storage, and disposal of ILW (Intermediate Level Waste) from facilities at Sellafield site. These boxes will be used for interim storage and final disposal of the following wastes: Legacy Pond Skips (inc. Zeolites) Maintenance waste from retrievals process/plant Secondary waste arisings within the Box Encapsulation Plant (BEP) Where the term "Box" is used in this Specification it shall imply the same meaning as a "Legacy 3m3 Box Assembly". The Box Assembly comprises the following components: 1 off Box Body 1 off Box Lid 1 off Bolt Set (28 off bolts per set) 1 off Liner 1 off Anti Flotation Plate (AFP) 1 off Liquor Filter Module (LFM) SL requires 6 off liner & AFP assemblies by August 2026 to preload the BEP facility. Following this, SL needs 27-60 liner & AFP (at a minimum rate of 8 per annum) to be supplied to support BEP (Box Encapsulation Plant) Active Commissioning in 2027. Note: This Procurement is for the following components only: Liner Anti Flotation Plate There is another DPS tender for Box & Lid which will be managed concurrently to this scope of work. Only 'mature' methods of manufacture that have been tried and tested, should be used to manufacture the box components; this should cut down development time and ensure on time delivery. In support of Right First Time (RFT) Manufacture, the following phases shall be completed with support from SL, following contract award: 1. Mobilisation 2. Design Validation & Verification 3. Tooling & Process Development 4. Assembly 1 manufacture 5. Assembly 2-6 manufacture 6. Assembly 7-27 manufacture 7. Assembly 28+ manufacture Note: Total quantity to be determined by quoted unit prices. **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** Tenders were evaluated against the award criteria with a view to identifying the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) to our requirements. It was split as follows:- 80% Quality 20% Price ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066315-2025 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Oct 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Sep 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SELLAFIELD LIMITED | | Locality | WARRINGTON | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA3 6GR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington | | Local authority | Warrington | | Electoral ward | Birchwood | | Westminster constituency | Warrington North | | Delivery location | TLD1 Cumbria | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BENDALLS ENGINEERING | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy - 14 - Mining, basic metals and related products - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 09343000 - Radioactive materials - 14622000 - Steel - 44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items - 44613400 - Storage containers - 44613800 - Containers for waste material - 44616200 - Waste drums - 44619000 - Other containers - 45255400 - Fabrication work - 90521500 - Packaging of radioactive waste - 90521520 - Packaging of intermediate level nuclear waste - 98391000 - Decommissioning services ## Release History - 17 Oct 2025 at 12:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066315-2025 ## Notice URLs - http://www.bendalls.co.uk - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:431310-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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