AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Ltd has published an active award for R1S Blower House de-planting, classified as decommissioning services. The published award names AtkinsAltrad and has a value of £4,548,408.55, with a stated period from 15 October 2026 to 2 October 2028.
Published outcomeAward notice published; award record is active. The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceA £4.55m framework call-off for nuclear-site decommissioning activity in the North West.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AtkinsAltrad
91% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-81c8b830-2019-41aa-aabc-290da636a732-1 · 4548408.55 GBP · active
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The active award names source supplier AtkinsAltrad and reports an award value of £4,548,408.55.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published on 15 October 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-15T09:28:20+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-81c8b830-2019-41aa-aabc-290da636a732-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract period but no signature field or signed-contract evidence.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£4,548,408.55
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Award value amount: 4548408.55 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle published award; no lot allocation supplied
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One award is supplied and lot_ids_json is null; no lots are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence23 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-23T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence2 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-10-02T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceR1S Blower House de-planting
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Process title and description: 'DNWP0025/LOT1B/ R1S Blower House De-planting'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 98391000 — Decommissioning services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 98391000, Decommissioning services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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mainProcurementCategory: works.
Delivery location
96% confidenceCA20 1PG, North West, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery addresses include postal code CA20 1PG and North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation result or scoring data is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 2 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework call-off valued at £4.55m
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The notice identifies a framework call-off and reports a single award value of £4,548,408.55.
Published rationale and pricing
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No award rationale, evaluation, price schedule or pricing breakdown is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSource supplier name remains unverified
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The Companies House workflow completed with lookup decision 'still_unmatched'; no verified company name or company number was found.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lot records or award-to-lot allocation supplied
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lots is empty and award lot_ids_json is null, despite 'LOT1B' appearing in the title.
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceSignature or execution is not evidenced
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The source is an award notice with an active award status; it does not include signed-contract evidence.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity is unresolved: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match for the source name AtkinsAltrad.
- No lot records or formal allocation are supplied; 'LOT1B' appears only in the requirement title.
- Information on bidders, evaluation, award rationale, detailed pricing, contract signature and extension options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield LtdR1S Blower House de-plantingAtkinsAltraddecommissioning servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Sellafield R1S Blower House de-planting award?
The published award names AtkinsAltrad. The supplied supplier-verification record is checked_unmatched, so this is not a verified legal company identity.
What is the published value of the award?
£4,548,408.55.
When is the stated contract period?
From 15 October 2026 to 2 October 2028.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
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