AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited directly awarded a novated contract to Unitech Services Group for radioactive laundry, PPE lease and scaffold monitoring at Hinkley Point B. The contract record states it was signed on 30 September 2026 and starts on 1 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) was made to Unitech Services Group. The published contract value is £242,000 excluding VAT (£290,400 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a continuity-led direct award connected to the transfer of responsibility for the AGR site from EDF to Nuclear Restoration Services, rather than a competed opportunity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Unitech Services Group
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 242000 GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Unitech Services Group as supplier and is linked to lot 1. The £242,000 contract value is published at contract level for this sole award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£242,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 242000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£290,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 290400 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value for the single published award; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 1 has no published value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice released
97% confidence6 May 2026
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Release history records transparency notice 041338-2026 on 2026-05-06.
Contract award notice released
97% confidence6 May 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 041468-2026 on 2026-05-06.
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract starts
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31.
Latest stated maximum extent
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2028-07-31.
Contract details notice released
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract document 098368-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRadioactive laundry service, PPE lease and scaffold monitoring service at Hinkley Point B Site
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Process title and description state this scope.
Published CPV classification
99% confidence98311200 — Laundry-operation services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 98311200.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
Ordering model
95% confidenceFramework to be called off as 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% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Legal basis cited
96% confidenceProcurement Act 2023, section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 6
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The published rationale expressly cites these provisions.
Direct-award rationale
96% confidenceContinuity of critical services during AGR site transfer; buyer cited significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks from changing supplier at that time
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Published rationale describes novation from EDF and states the cited technical and regulatory-risk rationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, tender submissions or evaluation results published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract period startDate and endDate are 2026-10-01 and 2027-07-31.
Extension option
99% confidenceOptional one year
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Contract renewal description is "Optional 1 year".
Maximum stated term end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2028-07-31.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceNo agreed metrics published; rationale given: AGR novated contract from EDF
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Contract field noAgreedMetricsRationale states "AGR Novated contract from EDF".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial continuity
96% confidenceThe award preserves an existing EDF supplier arrangement during site-transfer activity
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The buyer describes the arrangement as an EDF contract being novated to NRS.
Future market route
95% confidenceNRS stated future requirements would be progressed through its established procurement processes after the novated contract completes
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Published rationale explicitly states this intention.
Demand certainty
96% confidenceCall-off demand is not fixed in the notice
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The notice states the framework will be called off as and when required.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceSupplier name is reported from the published notice; no separate verified legal company name was supplied
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable" and verified_company_name is null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot record fields for title, description and value are null.
Notice chronology
98% confidenceAward-related notices were released on 6 May 2026, while the explicit contract signature date is 30 September 2026 and contract details were published on 19 October 2026
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Release history, contract dateSigned and contract document publication date provide these dates.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, pricing breakdown, award evaluation, individual lot value, or detailed service volumes were published
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier is identified using the published source name; no separately verified legal company name was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not publish bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation results, scores, detailed pricing or service volumes.
- The framework is described as callable as required, so no committed call-off volume is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Unitech Services GroupNuclear Restoration ServicesHinkley Point Bradioactive laundry servicesPPE leasescaffold monitoringdirect awardAGR decommissioning
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hinkley Point B radioactive laundry services award?
Unitech Services Group is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
£242,000 excluding VAT, or £290,400 including VAT.
Why was a direct award used?
NRS cited the novation of an EDF contract during the AGR site transfer and stated that changing supplier then would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.
When does the contract run?
The published initial period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027, with an optional one-year extension and a stated maximum end date of 31 July 2028.
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