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Hire of 3 x air compressors

Sellafield Limited · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:00.

Opportunity overview

Hire of 3 x Air Compressors for Thorp facility.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Atlas Copco Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£2.5m
Awarded
8 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PVNP-4523-QGMD
Location
Dundee, UKM71, DD5 3SS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C27054
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
(a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing works. The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant ("Thorp"), requires compressed air to enable process operations and for use by instrumentation. Process Air is a requirement of the current safety case governing Thorp and which states process air provision must be returned to service within 24 hours following failure. The installed system currently providing this compressed air has been identified as coming to the end of its effective operational life during a maintenance survey and a complete replacement of the existing compressor systems in Thorp is required. Parts of the current system have suffered failure due to the degraded condition of the existing compressors, however, the complexity of replacing the entire system means it cannot be delivered immediately. A temporary, back-up solution is therefore required that will act as per the installed system in fault conditions. It is essential that this temporary solution is compatible with the installed system to meet the requirements set out in the Operational Safety Memorandum ("OSM"). The temporary solution that is substantiated for use in line with the Operational Safety Memorandum is 3 off diesel-powered air compressors supplying air to the process air header. These will be rented from the existing supplier to ensure compatibility with the current system and supporting arrangements. (b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation. Any compatibility issues would result in the safety case for Thorp not being met meaning in turn Thorp could not operate. Such an impact on operations is clearly disproportionate given the temporary nature of proposed award.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-01002607
Name
SELLAFIELD LIMITED

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD61
Country
GB
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA3 6GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
01002607
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Name
Justin Beattie

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWYP-8439-MZWY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PWYP-8439-MZWY
Name
Sellafield Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD61
Country
GB
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA3 6GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWYP-8439-MZWY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Justin Beattie
Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PVNP-4523-QGMD
Name
Atlas Copco Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM71
Country
GB
Locality
Dundee
Postal Code
DD5 3SS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Pearce Avenue

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PVNP-4523-QGMD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
9 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Hire of 3 x air compressors
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42123000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Compressors
Entry 2
Id
50531300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of compressors

Value

Amount
2,500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,000,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
054821-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
8 Sept 2025, 17:44
Entry 2
Id
055114-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Sept 2025, 15:42

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVNP-4523-QGMD
Name
Atlas Copco Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
19 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
21 Sept 2029, 23:59
Starts
22 Sept 2025, 00:00

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
PVNP-4523-QGMD

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVNP-4523-QGMD
Name
Atlas Copco Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD61 · WA3 6GR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059635-2025-09-09T15:42:50+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·