AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Ltd published an active award for PILE 1 SPIDA installation and commissioning. The award is to the source-named supplier AtkinsAltrad, with a published value of £8,136,667.67 and a stated period from 13 October 2026 to 7 November 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under a call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceA multi-year decommissioning-related works award at Sellafield in North West England, valued at £8.14m.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AtkinsAltrad
88% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7cf75a69-86e9-4b46-840f-48898eb44b8c-1 · 8136667.67 GBP · active
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The active award names supplier “AtkinsAltrad” and has a value of £8,136,667.67.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is “active”.
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is “award”; release tags contain “award”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£8,136,667.67 GBP
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The award value and tender value are both 8,136,667.67 GBP.
Value allocation
91% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award and one listed supplier are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence6 February 2026, 17:00 UTC
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Tender period end date is 2026-02-06T17:00:00Z.
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice document was published at 2026-10-13T10:38:01+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence7 November 2028
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Award and tender contract period end date is 2028-11-07T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePILE 1 SPIDA installation and commissioning
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Process title and description state “DNWP0006/LOT1B/ PILE 1 SPIDA Installation & Commissioning”.
Main category
99% confidenceWorks
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Main procurement category is “works”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 98391000 — Decommissioning services
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Primary classification is CPV 98391000, described as Decommissioning services.
Delivery location
95% confidenceCA20 1PG, North West, United Kingdom
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Tender item lists delivery postal code CA20 1PG and region North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Procurement method is “selective”.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or selection rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 7 November 2028
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Published contract period begins 2026-10-13 and ends 2028-11-07.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability field records SME as false.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability field records VCSE as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open standalone procedure
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The notice identifies a call-off from a framework agreement and a selective method.
Published pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly a total award value is published
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A single award value is supplied; no rates, milestones, pricing schedule or cost breakdown is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe source supplier name is unverified
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Companies House matching was completed but returned checked_unmatched; no verified legal company name or company number is available.
Lot allocation
98% confidenceNo structured lot IDs or individual lot allocation are supplied
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The title references LOT1B, but the supplied lots array and award lot IDs are empty.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes signature status, bid count, evaluation detail, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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No corresponding fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name AtkinsAltrad is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
- The title references LOT1B, but no structured lot record, award lot ID or individual lot allocation is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes signature status, bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing detail and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield LtdPILE 1 SPIDAAtkinsAltraddecommissioning servicesframework call-offNorth Westworks contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the PILE 1 SPIDA award?
The published award names AtkinsAltrad. The supplied identity-checking record did not find a safe Companies House match, so this supplier name is unverified.
What is the published award value?
£8,136,667.67 GBP.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 7 November 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states that this was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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