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Provision of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals

Sellafield Limited · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 15:02.

Opportunity overview

There is a requirement for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Group (NDA) to put in place a single supplier Contract for Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals to support operational activities across the NDA nuclear sites. This is a collaborative procurement with Sellafield Limited acting on behalf of the following named Operating Companies: • Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) • Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Dounreay • Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) This collaborative procurement will result in the award of separate contracts to each Operating Company. The Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Contract opportunity will include, but is not limited to, the following scope: • Glassware • Filter papers • Filter cards • Containers • Vials • Bungs • Pipettes • Beakers • Test strips • Pipettes • HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) bottles • Alpha counting planchet • Laboratory equipment (small ovens & incubators, stirrers, hotplates, blenders, heaters, furnaces, heating mantles, mixers, shakers and washers) • Supply of high grade, specialised chemicals such as Sodium Hydroxide (5 Litres), Nitric Acid (2.5 Litres), Hydrofluoric Acid and buffer solutions (5 Litres)

Classification

  • CPV24000000 — Chemical products
  • CPV24311410 — Inorganic acids
  • CPV24311411 — Sulphuric acid
  • CPV24311520 — Sodium hydroxide
  • CPV33790000 — Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • CPV38437000 — Laboratory pipettes and accessories

Lots

  • Lot 1£7.7m

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
C28631
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Parties who are interested in potentially submitting a tender for this opportunity are requested to register on the shared service Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) OneNDA eCommercial Systems powered by Atamis (Atamis), which can be accessed via the URL https://atamis-2464.my.site.com/s/Welcome Parties who register on this system should then register against Atamis Project C28631 in order to access the Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Tender opportunity, which will enable them to: - view the procurement and tender documents, - ask questions or request further information using the inbuilt messaging facility; and - submit a tender response
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
7 Oct 2026, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Sept 2026, 11:00

Expected award period

Ends
10 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lot Details

No Lots Division Rationale
2.12 The procurement will be delivered as a single Lot. This approach has been chosen based on the anticipated demand, as dividing the requirement into multiple Lots would significantly increase management complexity and costs, without delivering proportional benefits.

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
7 Jan 2030, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Contained within tender conditions (found in folder Appendix 8 Terms and Conditions)

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
9,240,000
Amount
7,700,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical Award Criteria
Description
The technical award criteria accounts for 40% of the overall tender.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value Criteria
Description
The social value criteria accounts for 10% of the overall tender.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price accounts for 50% of the overall tender.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
50
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
The legal and financial capacity conditions are contained within the 'Procurement Specific Questionnaire', please refer to Appendix 2- Conditions of Participation Criteria.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
24311411
Description
Sulphuric acid
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
38437000
Description
Laboratory pipettes and accessories
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
33790000
Description
Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
24311520
Description
Sodium hydroxide
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
24000000
Description
Chemical products
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
24311410
Description
Inorganic acids

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
079790-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Aug 2026, 10:36
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWYP-8439-MZWY

Address

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

Contact

Name
Katie Fearon

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PNWB-5846-DYCH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNWB-5846-DYCH

Address

Street Address
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Locality
Calderbridge, Seascale
Postal Code
CA20 1DB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD11

Contact

Name
Stephanie Murphy

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 3
Name
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PXPQ-2228-DGTY

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXPQ-2228-DGTY

Address

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

Contact

Name
Katie Bateman

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 035302-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 079790-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·