AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Limited awarded a Dynamic Purchasing System call-off for maintenance rationalisation, PUWER assessments and change-control requests in encapsulation plants to CUMBRIA O & M SERVICES LIMITED.
Published outcomeThe published award record is active, with an award date and stated contract period beginning 12 October 2026.
Market significanceThe notice states a £3,284,910.96 services award in the machinery repair and maintenance category.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CUMBRIA O & M SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bc6dd616-a9a8-4250-8d6a-e852204182b2-1 · 3284910.96 GBP · Awarded supplier
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The award names Cumbria O & M Services Ltd as supplier; supplier verification records exact-name match to CUMBRIA O & M SERVICES LIMITED (company number 09001129). The single award value is £3,284,910.96.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published award notice document dated 15 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£3,284,910.96
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The single published award value is 3284910.96 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAssigned to the single published award
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One active award names one supplier and carries the published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence4 September 2026, 16:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-04T16:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date field.
Contract period start
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate.
Contract period end
98% confidence31 March 2028
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Published contractPeriod endDate.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T08:06:50+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceMaintenance prompt rationalisation, PUWER assessments and resulting Change Control Request management in encapsulation plants
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Published notice description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 50530000 — Repair and maintenance services of machinery
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Published primary CPV classification.
Delivery locations
90% confidenceCA20 1PG is listed alongside broad geographic entries including United Kingdom, Europe and Rest of the World
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Published delivery-address list.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod is selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
95% confidenceApproximately 17 months and 19 days
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Calculated from the published period of 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial focus
96% confidenceThe requirement combines maintenance-regime rationalisation, statutory PUWER assessment activity and change-control management.
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Published requirement description.
Route-to-market signal
94% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work may need access to the relevant dynamic purchasing system, as this award was made through a DPS call-off.
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Published procurement method detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award record quality
98% confidenceThe notice provides one active award, one named supplier, a value and a stated contract period.
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Published award, supplier and contractPeriod fields.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match to CUMBRIA O & M SERVICES LIMITED, company number 09001129.
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Supplier verification data.
Location precision
96% confidenceDelivery geography is broad and includes overlapping entries; the notice does not identify a single definitive delivery footprint.
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Published delivery-address list includes CA20 1PG, United Kingdom, Europe, Rest of the World and other entries.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly state whether a contract was signed; this analysis reports an active award and stated contract period only.
- Bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown and reasons for award are not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot structure, individual lot titles or lot-level allocation is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied; the recompetition timing is only an estimate derived from the stated end date.
- Delivery locations are broad and overlapping, so a definitive delivery footprint cannot be determined from the notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield LimitedCUMBRIA O & M SERVICES LIMITEDPUWER assessmentsmaintenance rationalisationDPS call-offCCR managementmachinery maintenance services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Sellafield PUWER and maintenance rationalisation award?
CUMBRIA O & M SERVICES LIMITED was named as the awarded supplier.
What is the published award value?
The published value is £3,284,910.96.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 31 March 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice identifies a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.