BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED awarded Hinkley Point B statutory inspections contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:30.

Opportunity overview

AGR Transfer Hinkley Point B - The Provision of LOLER and PSSR Statutory Inspections

Awarded to

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Bureau Veritas UK Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £230k
Awarded: 5 May 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PRQN-7615-XRPL
Location: Manchester, UKD33, M22 5HF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C30885
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: As part of the UK’s nuclear decommissioning programme, Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) will begin taking ownership of assets and the responsibility for the Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor (AGR) sites from EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (EDF) commencing on 1st April 2026 for Hunterston B followed by Hinkley B in October 2026 and marks a key milestone in ensuring the continued safe, secure and cost-effective decommissioning of the UK’s nuclear legacy. NRS is committed to transparency and collaboration throughout this transfer process, working closely with EDF, regulators and stakeholders to deliver a seamless transfer whilst maintaining the highest standards of regulatory, safety and environmental compliance. In line with this commitment, NRS placed a direct award in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and wishes to advise that the EDF contract with Bureau Veritas UK Limited, as detailed in this notice, was being novated to Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) as part of the AGR site transfer process. This is a direct award for the purposes of Procurement Act 2023 and is pursuant to Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 NRS considered Paragraph 6 applies as the services provided by Bureau Veritas UK Limited are critical to the ongoing operation of Hinkley B and it would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks to NRS for another supplier to supply the services at this time. Following completion of this novated contract, all future requirements will be progressed through NRS’s established procurement processes and in continued compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). Bureau Veritas UK Limited is neither an excluded or excludable supplier. ** Please Note ** This is a framework and will be called off as and when required.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

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: 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

Email: nrsagrcommercial@nrservices.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-services ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Bureau Veritas UK Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PRQN-7615-XRPL

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PRQN-7615-XRPL

Address

Street Address: Atlas Business Park, Symonsway, Wythenshawe
Locality: Manchester
Postal Code: M22 5HF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD33

Contact

Email: kevin.hales@bureauveritas.com

Roles

supplier

Details

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

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71631100
Description: Machinery-inspection services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PRQN-7615-XRPL
Name: Bureau Veritas UK Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: The Provision of LOLER and PSSR Statutory Inspections (AGR Hinkley - Unique Ref.22 F/W)
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: AGR Novated contract from EDF.

Period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 28 Feb 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 29 Feb 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 1+1

Value

Including VAT: 276,000
Amount: 230,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098342-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098342-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:50
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

041324-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 6 May 2026, 09:27
041460-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 6 May 2026, 12:06
098342-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 10:50

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited directly awarded a novated framework for LOLER and PSSR statutory inspections at AGR Hinkley Point B to BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED. The contract record states that it was signed on 30 September 2026 and starts on 1 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete; award and contract records are activeEvidence: Tender status is "complete"; award 1 and contract 1 are each marked "active".
Award decision date6 May 2026Evidence: Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-05-06.
Contract signed30 September 2026Evidence: Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-30.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098342-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069203
First published: 6 May 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:30
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED. The stated net contract value is £230,000 (£276,000 gross).

Market significance

The award supports continuity of statutory inspection services during the transfer of Hinkley Point B responsibilities from EDF to Nuclear Restoration Services. It was a direct award based on technical and regulatory continuity considerations, rather than an openly competed procedure.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £230,000 net; £276,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract

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Supplier verification identifies company number 01758622 using an exact-name match. Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1 states the values.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete; award and contract records are active

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Tender status is "complete"; award 1 and contract 1 are each marked "active".

Award decision date

92% confidence

6 May 2026

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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-05-06.

Contract signed

98% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-30.

Contract start

98% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.

Published contract details

98% confidence

19 October 2026

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The UK7 contract details notice is dated 2026-10-19.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value, excluding VAT

99% confidence

£230,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 230000 GBP.

Contract value, including VAT

99% confidence

£276,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 276000 GBP.

Value allocation

90% confidence

Value is stated for the single recorded contract and has not been separately allocated within lot 1.

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One contract and one related lot are recorded; no separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice

95% confidence

6 May 2026

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Release history lists transparency notice 041324-2026 on 2026-05-06.

Contract award notice

95% confidence

6 May 2026

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Release history lists contract award notice 041460-2026 on 2026-05-06.

Signed date

98% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.

Initial end date

98% confidence

28 February 2027

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-02-28.

Maximum extent date

98% confidence

29 February 2028

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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-02-29.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

LOLER and PSSR statutory inspections for AGR Hinkley Point B

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Process and contract titles state the provision of LOLER and PSSR statutory inspections for AGR Hinkley.

Procurement category

98% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.

Service classification

98% confidence

CPV 71631100 — Machinery-inspection services

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Award item 1 includes CPV 71631100.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One recorded lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description

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Tender and award data reference lot 1, whose title and description are null.

Call-off basis

97% confidence

Framework to be called off as and when required

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The procurement rationale states: "This is a framework and will be called off as and when required."

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Legal basis cited

96% confidence

Procurement Act 2023, section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 6

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The published rationale explicitly cites these provisions.

Direct-award rationale

96% confidence

NRS states that the EDF contract was novated as part of the AGR site transfer, and that changing supplier at this time would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.

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Procurement method rationale in the tender record.

Competition information

99% confidence

No bid count, evaluation scores or comparative tender information published.

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

98% confidence

1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027

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Contract 1 period start and end dates.

Extension or renewal

96% confidence

Renewal indicated as "1+1"; maximum extent date is 29 February 2028

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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true, renewal description is "1+1", and maxExtentDate is 2028-02-29.

Performance metrics

97% confidence

No agreed metrics recorded; stated rationale is "AGR Novated contract from EDF."

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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale.

Above-threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity-led award

95% confidence

The direct award is explicitly tied to continuity of critical inspection services during an asset and responsibility transfer.

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NRS cites technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks from a supplier change at this time.

Demand certainty

94% confidence

Demand and spend timing are uncertain because the framework is to be called off as required.

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The procurement rationale describes the arrangement as a framework called off as and when required.

Future opportunity

95% confidence

NRS states that future requirements will be progressed through its established procurement processes after completion of the novated contract.

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Procurement method rationale.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-069203
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

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Buyer party in the notice.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Transfer context

94% confidence

NRS states it is taking ownership and responsibility for AGR sites from EDF, with Hinkley B following in October 2026.

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Procurement method rationale.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED, company number 01758622

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Supplier verification returned an exact-name match and verified company number 01758622.

Supplier size

97% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details classify the supplier scale as large.

Prior-contract context

96% confidence

The notice states that the supplier's EDF contract was being novated to NRS.

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Procurement method rationale.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Earliest renewal decision point

82% confidence

Estimated by 28 February 2027, subject to the published renewal mechanism

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The initial contract end date is 28 February 2027 and hasRenewal is true. This is an estimate from the stated end date, not a procurement forecast.

Potential maximum term

97% confidence

Up to 29 February 2028

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Contract 1 maximum extent date is 2028-02-29.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Published supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified legal supplier identity available

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Exact-name verification identifies BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED, company number 01758622.

Chronology

96% confidence

Award notices were released on 6 May 2026, while the contract record gives a signing date of 30 September 2026. Both dates are reported without treating the May notice as proof that the contract was then signed.

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Release history and contract dateSigned.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.

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Lot record fields are null; contract value is published only at contract level.

Commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, call-off volumes, bid count, evaluation results and detailed renewal conditions.

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No such fields are included in the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No published lot title, lot description or individual lot value.
No published bid count, evaluation scoring, pricing breakdown or call-off volume data.
The "1+1" renewal description does not specify the timing or conditions of each renewal period.
The award and transparency notices are dated 6 May 2026, whereas the contract signing date is recorded as 30 September 2026; the source does not explain this sequence.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Hinkley Point B statutory inspections award?

BUREAU VERITAS UK LIMITED was named as the verified supplier for award 1.

What is the contract value?

The contract record states £230,000 excluding VAT and £276,000 including VAT.

Was the contract competitively tendered?

No. The notice records a direct award and cites continuity, technical and regulatory considerations connected to novation from EDF.

When does the contract run?

The recorded initial period is 1 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, with a stated maximum extent date of 29 February 2028.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

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Awarded to

Bureau Veritas UK Limited

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

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Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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