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MSSS (Magnox Swarf Storage Silo) Plant Control System Offline Feasibility Rig

Sellafield Limited · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 06:47.

Opportunity overview

Supply and deliver an offline test rig replica of the online MSSS (Magnox Swarf Storage Silo)/ABB control system installed in MSSS. The rig will provide the equipment needed to carry out testing to ensure the continued support of the existing control system within MSSS.

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.

ABB LTD

Matched by exact name
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
12 Jan 2026
Award ID
002939-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA4 4BT, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV38800000 — Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment

Lots

  • Supply and deliver an offline test rig replica of the existing online MSSS/ABB DAMS PES system installed in MSSS. The offline engineering system shall be based on 800xA System Version 6.1.1.1 which is a long time support version (LTS). <br/><br/>Scope of Supply Summary:<br/>1. Virtual Server Host<br/>2. Thin Client<br/>3. New suitable AC800M Controller and Ethernet IO interface cards<br/>4. Cabinet<br/>5. All the necessary software and Licences<br/>6. System Engineering<br/>7. Testing<br/><br/>The test rig will enable the existing bespoke control systems applications responsible for running and monitoring of systems and processes within MSSS to be updated offline to the latest supported version of the ABB software which is required as the existing system is now obsolete and no longer supported - further, elements of the hardware are now obsolete and require the newer version of 800xA (6.1) software to operate. The rig will provide the equipment needed to carry out necessary testing to ensure the continued support and operation of the control system within MSSS.Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06054e
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The offline feasibility rig is required to be a replica of the existing plant system installed on the MSSS plant - which was supplied originally by ABB Ltd. Therefore, as it is a replica of an existing plant system, competition is absent for technical reasons and can only be provided by the original equipment manufacture. Regulation 32(5)(b) PCR 2015 applies (for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance).

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
38800000
Description
Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED
Description
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Supply and deliver an offline test rig replica of the existing online MSSS/ABB DAMS PES system installed in MSSS. The offline engineering system shall be based on 800xA System Version 6.1.1.1 which is a long time support version (LTS). <br/><br/>Scope of Supply Summary:<br/>1. Virtual Server Host<br/>2. Thin Client<br/>3. New suitable AC800M Controller and Ethernet IO interface cards<br/>4. Cabinet<br/>5. All the necessary software and Licences<br/>6. System Engineering<br/>7. Testing<br/><br/>The test rig will enable the existing bespoke control systems applications responsible for running and monitoring of systems and processes within MSSS to be updated offline to the latest supported version of the ABB software which is required as the existing system is now obsolete and no longer supported - further, elements of the hardware are now obsolete and require the newer version of 800xA (6.1) software to operate. The rig will provide the equipment needed to carry out necessary testing to ensure the continued support and operation of the control system within MSSS.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD11

Delivery Location

Description
Sellafield

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Sellafield Limited
Id
GB-FTS-146205

Identifier

Legal Name
Sellafield Limited
Id
01002607

Address

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

Contact

Name
Steven Macilwaine

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Nuclear Decommissioning
Organisation 2
Name
ABB LTD
Id
GB-FTS-171355

Identifier

Legal Name
ABB LTD

Address

Street Address
Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire
Locality
Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire
Region
UK
Postal Code
WA4 4BT
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Sellafield Limited
Id
GB-FTS-146207

Identifier

Legal Name
Sellafield Limited

Address

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

Roles

reviewBody
reviewContactPoint

Details

Organisation 4
Name
Royal Courts Of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-6953

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts Of Justice

Address

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

Contact

Roles

mediationBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
002939-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171355
Name
ABB LTD

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002939-2026-1
Award ID
002939-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
12 Jan 2026, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warrington · UKD1 · WA3 6GR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 002939-2026award, contract ·