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C24612 - Early Legacy Boxes - Liner and AFP

Sellafield Limited · compiled

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Opportunity overview

This contract is only for suppliers eligible to tender via the Engineering and Technology Solutions Marketplace DPS Category, Lot 4 Manufacturing Solutions Category, sub-category: Manufactured Products.<br/><br/>This Procurement is for the following components:<br/>• Liner <br/>• AFP <br/><br/>In support of Right First Time (RFT) Manufacture, the following phases shall be completed with support from SL, following contract award:<br/>• M1. Mobilisation<br/>• M2. Design Validation & Verification<br/>• M3. Tooling & Process Development<br/>• M4. Assembly 1 manufacture <br/>• M5. Assembly 2-6 manufacture <br/>• M6. Assembly 7-27 manufacture <br/>• M7. Assembly 28+ manufacture <br/><br/>A further DPS tender reference C24615 for the Box and the Lid has been issued on the same date as this procurement. The subsequent contracts awarded will be managed concurrently.

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.

Bendalls Engineering Ltd

Match pending…
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
18 Sept 2025
Award ID
066315-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
00426047
Location
Stroke On Trent, UKD, CA3 0EH, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV44400000 — Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
  • CPV09300000 — Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
  • CPV09343000 — Radioactive materials
  • CPV14622000 — Steel
  • CPV44613400 — Storage containers
  • CPV44613800 — Containers for waste material
  • CPV44616200 — Waste drums
  • CPV44619000 — Other containers
  • CPV45255400 — Fabrication work
  • CPV90521500 — Packaging of radioactive waste
  • CPV90521520 — Packaging of intermediate level nuclear waste
  • CPV98391000 — Decommissioning services

Lots

  • Sellafield Ltd (SL) have developed a Legacy 3m3 Box Design for the retrieval, packaging, transport, storage, and disposal of ILW (Intermediate Level Waste) from facilities at Sellafield site. <br/><br/>These boxes will be used for interim storage and final disposal of the following wastes:<br/><br/>Legacy Pond Skips (inc. Zeolites)<br/>Maintenance waste from retrievals process/plant<br/>Secondary waste arisings within the Box Encapsulation Plant (BEP)<br/><br/>Where the term “Box” is used in this Specification it shall imply the same meaning as a “Legacy 3m3 Box Assembly”. <br/><br/>The Box Assembly comprises the following components: <br/> 1 off Box Body<br/> 1 off Box Lid<br/> 1 off Bolt Set (28 off bolts per set)<br/> 1 off Liner <br/> 1 off Anti Flotation Plate (AFP)<br/> 1 off Liquor Filter Module (LFM) <br/><br/>SL requires 6 off liner & AFP assemblies by August 2026 to preload the BEP facility. Following this, SL needs 27-60 liner & AFP (at a minimum rate of 8 per annum) to be supplied to support BEP (Box Encapsulation Plant) Active Commissioning in 2027.<br/><br/>Note: This Procurement is for the following components only:<br/><br/>Liner<br/>Anti Flotation Plate<br/><br/>There is another DPS tender for Box & Lid which will be managed concurrently to this scope of work. <br/><br/>Only ‘mature’ methods of manufacture that have been tried and tested, should be used to manufacture the box components; this should cut down development time and ensure on time delivery.<br/><br/>In support of Right First Time (RFT) Manufacture, the following phases shall be completed with support from SL, following contract award:<br/><br/>1. Mobilisation<br/>2. Design Validation & Verification<br/>3. Tooling & Process Development<br/>4. Assembly 1 manufacture <br/>5. Assembly 2-6 manufacture <br/>6. Assembly 7-27 manufacture <br/>7. Assembly 28+ manufacture <br/><br/>Note: Total quantity to be determined by quoted unit prices.<br/><br/>**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**<br/><br/>Tenders were evaluated against the award criteria with a view to identifying the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) to our requirements. It was split as follows:-<br/><br/>80% Quality<br/>20% PriceValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C24612
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
44400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Sellafield Ltd (SL) have developed a Legacy 3m3 Box Design for the retrieval, packaging, transport, storage, and disposal of ILW (Intermediate Level Waste) from facilities at Sellafield site. <br/><br/>These boxes will be used for interim storage and final disposal of the following wastes:<br/><br/>Legacy Pond Skips (inc. Zeolites)<br/>Maintenance waste from retrievals process/plant<br/>Secondary waste arisings within the Box Encapsulation Plant (BEP)<br/><br/>Where the term “Box” is used in this Specification it shall imply the same meaning as a “Legacy 3m3 Box Assembly”. <br/><br/>The Box Assembly comprises the following components: <br/> 1 off Box Body<br/> 1 off Box Lid<br/> 1 off Bolt Set (28 off bolts per set)<br/> 1 off Liner <br/> 1 off Anti Flotation Plate (AFP)<br/> 1 off Liquor Filter Module (LFM) <br/><br/>SL requires 6 off liner & AFP assemblies by August 2026 to preload the BEP facility. Following this, SL needs 27-60 liner & AFP (at a minimum rate of 8 per annum) to be supplied to support BEP (Box Encapsulation Plant) Active Commissioning in 2027.<br/><br/>Note: This Procurement is for the following components only:<br/><br/>Liner<br/>Anti Flotation Plate<br/><br/>There is another DPS tender for Box & Lid which will be managed concurrently to this scope of work. <br/><br/>Only ‘mature’ methods of manufacture that have been tried and tested, should be used to manufacture the box components; this should cut down development time and ensure on time delivery.<br/><br/>In support of Right First Time (RFT) Manufacture, the following phases shall be completed with support from SL, following contract award:<br/><br/>1. Mobilisation<br/>2. Design Validation & Verification<br/>3. Tooling & Process Development<br/>4. Assembly 1 manufacture <br/>5. Assembly 2-6 manufacture <br/>6. Assembly 7-27 manufacture <br/>7. Assembly 28+ manufacture <br/><br/>Note: Total quantity to be determined by quoted unit prices.<br/><br/>**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**<br/><br/>Tenders were evaluated against the award criteria with a view to identifying the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) to our requirements. It was split as follows:-<br/><br/>80% Quality<br/>20% Price

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
cost
Description
20

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Cumbria

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
90521500
Scheme
CPV
Description
Packaging of radioactive waste
Entry 2
Id
44616200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Waste drums
Entry 3
Id
14622000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Steel
Entry 4
Id
44613400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Storage containers
Entry 5
Id
44619000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other containers
Entry 6
Id
90521520
Scheme
CPV
Description
Packaging of intermediate level nuclear waste
Entry 7
Id
45255400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fabrication work
Entry 8
Id
09343000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Radioactive materials
Entry 9
Id
98391000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Decommissioning services
Entry 10
Id
44613800
Scheme
CPV
Description
Containers for waste material
Entry 11
Id
09300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-146205
Name
Sellafield Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD1
Locality
Warrington
Postal Code
WA3 6GR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
nuclear
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
nuclear

Identifier

Id
01002607
Legal Name
Sellafield Limited

Contact

Name
Helen Cheetham
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-164187
Name
Bendalls Engineering Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
Stroke On Trent
Postal Code
CA3 0EH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 46 Brunthill Road Kingstown Industrial Estate Carlisle

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
00426047
Legal Name
Bendalls Engineering Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-6953
Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
066315-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164187
Name
Bendalls Engineering Ltd

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Maximum Percentage
0.5
Minimum Percentage
0.5

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
066315-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
066315-2025-1
Date Signed
19 Sept 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD1 · WA3 6GR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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