---
title: "Provision of Canine Support Services with Explosive Search Capacity"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077a29"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Nuclear Restoration Services Limited"
published: "2026-09-25"
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# Provision of Canine Support Services with Explosive Search Capacity

Buyer: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077a29

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## Summary

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS), for its Dounreay site, procured canine support services with explosive-search capability. The requirement is a security service using trained dogs and handlers to search for explosives. The service is delivered in Scotland; the published location data identifies the Highland area. The buying organisation is NRS, a public authority responsible for nuclear restoration. The procurement was structured as a single lot and covers guard services. The service supports security at the Dounreay site, combining canine support with the ability to detect explosives.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Diagnose UK Limited, an SME. NRS used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 18 September 2026 and runs from 20 September 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £124,800 excluding VAT (£149,760 including VAT). There was one lot, awarded as a single contract. The published process information does not set out evaluation criteria; the procurement route was a direct award rather than a competitive evaluation. The awarded supplier is responsible for the canine support and explosive-search service at Dounreay.

For suppliers tracking future requirements from NRS at Dounreay, this award shows demand for specialist canine security with explosive-search capability, rather than general guarding alone. A credible competitor would need to provide suitably trained dogs and handlers able to deliver explosive searches, alongside the operational capacity to support a nuclear restoration site in the Highland area. The awarded supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, demonstrating that this requirement was delivered by an SME. This contract was placed through a below-threshold direct award without competition, so it does not establish a competitive scoring model or published qualification requirements. Suppliers with relevant canine search expertise, reliable staffing and experience delivering security services in a sensitive site environment are the closest fit to the requirement evidenced here.

## Notice

A contract has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Limited (Dounreay) following a direct award for the Provision of Canine Support Services with Explosive Search Capacity

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090834-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Sep 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £124,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Diagnose UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79713000 - Guard services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 09:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090834-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090834-2026
  25th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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