AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield published an active award to AtkinsAltrad for technical innovation services, classified as pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration. The award value is £398,381.73 and the published delivery period runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded following a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a mid-sized, time-limited technical-services call-off in the North West. The notice does not disclose competition, evaluation or pricing detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AtkinsAltrad
83% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4bc6c451-4b75-4d4f-9eee-97d6830d3237-1 · 398381.73 GBP · Active award recipient; supplier name unverified
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The active award names AtkinsAltrad as its sole supplier and records an award value of £398,381.73. Supplier identity workflow completed without a safe company match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”, published 20 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award record status is “active”.
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Published contract period start: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence30 June 2027
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Published contract period end: 2027-06-30T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£398,381.73
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The award value is recorded as 398381.73 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is published, with one named supplier and a value of £398,381.73.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
99% confidence16 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end: 2026-10-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026, 14:47 BST
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Award notice publication: 2026-10-20T14:47:48+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement title
99% confidenceDNWP0066/LOT1B/ Technical Innovation
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Published process title and description.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is recorded as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence73420000 — Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration
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Primary CPV classification in the published tender data.
Delivery area
92% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom; postcode WA3 6GR also published
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Published delivery addresses include North West, United Kingdom and WA3 6GR.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurement method: selective.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability
95% confidenceNot indicated as suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability field records SME: false.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNot indicated as suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability field records VCSE: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Published contract period start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot stated
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The source records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The notice describes the procurement as a call-off from a framework agreement.
Award concentration
96% confidenceSingle published supplier for the recorded award
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The sole published award lists one supplier, AtkinsAltrad.
Evaluation insight
99% confidenceNo award rationale, scores or pricing breakdown published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name remains unverified
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Companies House matching workflow was completed but returned “checked_unmatched”; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Lot allocation
98% confidenceNo lot identifiers or individual lot allocation published
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The requirement title references LOT1B, but award lot IDs are null and no lot records are supplied.
Published commercial detail
99% confidenceLimited
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Information not supplied in the published notice for bid count, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity workflow completed without finding a safe company match. AtkinsAltrad is therefore presented as an unverified published supplier name, not as a Companies House-verified legal entity.
- The title references LOT1B, but no award lot IDs, lot records or explicit lot-value allocation are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature; it records an active award and a published contract period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SellafieldAtkinsAltradTechnical Innovationframework call-offpre-feasibility studytechnological demonstrationContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Sellafield Technical Innovation award?
The published active award names AtkinsAltrad. Its legal company identity remains unverified because the completed matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £398,381.73.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 30 June 2027. No extension or renewal terms are stated.
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