AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Ltd published an award notice for the DNWP0021/LOT4/CLESA Future Study, a decommissioning-services call-off from a framework. The notice names AtkinsAltrad as supplier, but the supplied identity check did not establish a safe Companies House match.
Published outcomeThe source award record is active and dated 14 April 2026. It reports GBP 27,500 for the named supplier; however, duplicated active award records with the same identifier, supplier, date and value create uncertainty over whether this is a duplicate record or two awards.
Market significanceA short, framework call-off for a future study in the decommissioning-services category, with a stated contract period from 31 March to 30 June 2026.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
AtkinsAltrad
88% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-42bbe577-f707-4127-a1f2-81cb38c909df-1 · 27500 GBP · active
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Award -1 names AtkinsAltrad and reports value GBP 27,500 with active status.
AtkinsAltrad
68% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-42bbe577-f707-4127-a1f2-81cb38c909df-2 · 27500 GBP · active
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Supplied award and supplier tables contain a second active record, -2, naming AtkinsAltrad and reporting GBP 27,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; document type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
90% confidenceActive
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Both supplied award records have status "active".
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied award notice data provides award and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value reported for award -1
98% confidenceGBP 27,500
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Award -1 value_amount is 27500 GBP; embedded notice award also reports GBP 27,500.
Award value reported for award -2
75% confidenceGBP 27,500
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Supplied award table reports GBP 27,500 for award -2.
Tender value range
98% confidenceGBP 25,000 to GBP 275,000
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Tender minValue is GBP 25,000 and tender value is GBP 275,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence2 March 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period endDate is 2026-03-02T12:00:00Z.
Award date
95% confidence14 April 2026
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Both supplied award records show 2026-04-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-13T13:57:51+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence31 March 2026 to 30 June 2026
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Tender and embedded award contractPeriod fields state these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDNWP0021/LOT4/CLESA Future Study
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Process and tender title/description state this wording.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence98391000 — Decommissioning services
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Primary classification supplied in tender data.
Delivery location
94% confidenceCA20 1PG; North West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery addresses provide postcode CA20 1PG and North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
SME and VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags are sme: false and vcse: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
95% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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The stated period runs from 31 March 2026 to 30 June 2026.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework positioning
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a framework call-off rather than an open procedure.
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Value interpretation
86% confidenceThe reported GBP 27,500 award value sits below the published GBP 25,000–275,000 tender range ceiling, but duplication means the aggregate committed value cannot be determined safely.
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Each supplied award record reports GBP 27,500; tender values are GBP 25,000 minimum and GBP 275,000 maximum.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate award-record risk
98% confidenceTwo active award records are supplied with the same date, supplier and GBP 27,500 value, while the embedded source notice contains only award -1. It is unclear whether award -2 is a duplicate or a distinct award.
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Supplied awards table lists -1 and -2; details_json awards lists only -1.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceAtkinsAltrad is an unverified source name. The Companies House workflow completed without a safe match; no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and supplierVerification lookupDecision is still_unmatched for both award records.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level value is GBP 275,000, whereas each award record reports GBP 27,500. The notice does not explain their relationship.
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Tender value is 275000 GBP; supplied award values are 27500 GBP.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data contains two active award records with the same supplier, date and value, but only one corresponding embedded award. Their relationship is unresolved; no aggregate award value is inferred.
- AtkinsAltrad has checked_unmatched supplier identity status. No safe Companies House match, verified legal company name or company number was supplied.
- The published tender value of GBP 275,000 differs from the GBP 27,500 reported on each award record; the data does not explain whether the tender value is a ceiling, estimate or another measure.
- Information not supplied in the published notice data: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, bidder identities, award rationale, lot allocation, detailed scope, extensions, renewal terms, pricing breakdown and payment terms.
- The source provides no explicit evidence that a contract was signed or executed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield LtdCLESA Future StudyDNWP0021 LOT4AtkinsAltraddecommissioning servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The source award records name AtkinsAltrad. Its legal identity could not be safely matched in the supplied Companies House verification workflow.
What is the reported award value?
Each supplied award record reports GBP 27,500, but the data also contains a duplicate-record uncertainty and a separate tender-level value of GBP 275,000.
When is the stated contract period?
31 March 2026 to 30 June 2026. The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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.