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Uni‑Directional and bi-directional saw blades

Sellafield Limited · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 19:21.

Opportunity overview

Provision of the manufacture, quality assurance, and delivery of approximately 230 specialist, non‑standard saw blades

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.

Fernite of Sheffield Limited

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Contract value
£1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£1.2m
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03133576
Location
Sheffield, UKE32, S13 9LQ, 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
C29654
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
A Direct Award is justified under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 using the Schedule 5 justification for Single Supplier – Technical Reasons. The requirement involves highly specialist, non‑standard consumable goods that must be manufactured to bespoke specifications unique to our operational processes. Moving to a new supplier would require redevelopment of the existing blade design and production methodology, creating avoidable technical uncertainty and disproportionate operational and cost risk. The supplier also holds the Intellectual Property rights for the current design and associated manufacturing methodology, which were developed from our initial concept but remain solely owned by the supplier. As a result, no other supplier is able to lawfully or technically replicate the product without significant redevelopment work, making competition unviable at this stage. While this is not the primary basis for the Direct Award, there is also a contributing operational requirement: continued supply of these specialist consumables is essential to maintain critical operations and avoid disruption to key production activities. A delay in sourcing these goods from an alternative supplier—who would first need to develop a new solution—would introduce operational risk. This Direct Award is therefore being used as a short‑term, interim measure to ensure continuity of supply whilst the organisation prepares pre‑market engagement and a full competitive procurement to establish a longer‑term, sustainable solution.

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
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

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
Karolina Kosik

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Fernite of Sheffield Limited
Id
GB-COH-03133576

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03133576

Address

Street Address
1 Orgreave Road
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S13 9LQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKE32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
43830000
Description
Power tools

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03133576
Name
Fernite of Sheffield Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Uni‑Directional and bi-directional saw blades
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
20 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
No KPIs were set for this contract as it is a goods‑based arrangement with defined specifications and ad‑hoc ordering over its duration. Contract performance is assessed through delivery, acceptance, and compliance with specification rather than ongoing performance measures.

Period

Starts
20 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
19 Apr 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
1,199,999.99
Amount
999,999.99
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036169-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Apr 2026, 14:43
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 019348-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 020023-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 036169-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·