AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nuclear Restoration Services has awarded a framework call-off for specialist decommissioning-engineering support for the Hunterston B OWPF Project to ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The published award value is £325,000 and the stated period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is active. The notice states a future contract period but does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a £325,000 specialist personnel-services call-off supporting high-activity waste management, pond decommissioning and Safestore delivery at Hunterston B.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c56e9b62-4909-45f0-9d5f-6e060566ad0b-1 · 325000 GBP · verified supplier; awarded
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The award names Alexander Mann Solutions Limited as supplier. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 02073305 and verified legal name ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process stage is 'award', display status is 'awarded', and the award status is 'active'.
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T10:25:24+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence26 October 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 March 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£325,000
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The award value is GBP 325000; the tender value is also GBP 325000.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and an award value of GBP 325000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
97% confidence12 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-12T12:00:00+01:00.
Stated delivery period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Published contractPeriod dates in the tender and award records.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist technical support in high-activity waste management for the Hunterston B OWPF Project
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Published description states that the project requires specialist technical support and high-activity waste-management expertise.
Project purpose
98% confidenceOptioneering and concept-design development for Project L45628, supporting pond decommissioning and Safestore delivery
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Published description identifies optioneering and concept design development for Project L45628 as a critical-path activity for pond decommissioning and Safestore delivery.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
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Published tender classification.
Delivery locations
86% confidenceScotland and WA3 6GR
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Tender item delivery addresses list Scotland, United Kingdom and postal code WA3 6GR.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethod are 'selective'.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceFrom 26 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Published contractPeriod start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The source is an awarded contract notice and provides an active award with a stated future period, but does not state that a contract has been signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
93% confidenceThe call-off concerns specialist engineering capacity in a regulated nuclear-decommissioning context, focused on high-activity waste-management solutions and concept development.
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Published requirement description.
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework call-off for personnel services
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The notice identifies a framework call-off and CPV 79620000 personnel supply services.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract distinction
98% confidenceThe record supports an active award announcement with stated future contract dates; it does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
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Award notice and active award status are published, but no explicit execution statement is supplied.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceLot titles, individual pricing, evaluation criteria, bid counts, scores and framework identity are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Location precision
94% confidenceDelivery geography is mixed: Scotland is named and WA3 6GR is also listed as a delivery postal code.
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Tender deliveryAddresses contain both entries without explaining their respective roles.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly state that the contract has been signed or otherwise executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, bidder numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing, extension provisions and lot-level detail.
- The delivery-address data lists both Scotland and WA3 6GR without clarifying the operational split between them.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nuclear Restoration ServicesALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDHunterston Bdecommissioning engineeringhigh activity waste managementframework call-off£325,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hunterston B decommissioning engineering award?
ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED was named as the supplier on the published award.
What is the published value?
The published award value is £325,000.
What is being procured?
Specialist technical support for high-activity waste management, optioneering and concept design for the Hunterston B OWPF Project.
When does the stated term end?
The published contract period ends on 31 March 2028.
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