CYCLIFE UK LTD awarded Hinkley Point B radioactive waste services contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:29.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Radioactive Waste Management Services (AGR Unique Ref. 34 F/W) at Hinkley Point B Site.

Awarded to

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Cyclife UK Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £500k
Awarded: 20 May 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PQZD-2991-PBZG
Location: Cumbria, UKD11, CA14 4JX, 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: C31266
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 Cyclife 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 Cyclife 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). Cyclife 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: Cyclife UK Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PQZD-2991-PBZG

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PQZD-2991-PBZG

Address

Street Address: 1 Joseph Noble Road, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington
Locality: Cumbria
Postal Code: CA14 4JX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD11

Contact

Email: emmanuelle.chardon@cyclife-edf.co.uk

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: 90521000
Description: Radioactive waste treatment services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PQZD-2991-PBZG
Name: Cyclife UK Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Provision of Radioactive Waste Management Services (AGR Hinkley Unique Ref. 34 F/W)
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: AGR Novation from EDF

Period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Optional 1 year

Value

Including VAT: 600,000
Amount: 500,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098350-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098350-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:58
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

047020-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 21 May 2026, 12:25
047213-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 21 May 2026, 15:02
098350-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 10:58

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited directly awarded a radioactive waste management services framework for Hinkley Point B to CYCLIFE UK LTD. The published contract data says the arrangement was novated from EDF as part of the AGR site-transfer programme.

Published outcome signals

Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Contract signatureSigned on 30 September 2026Evidence: Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-30.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098350-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f04
First published: 21 May 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:29
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 and active contract are recorded for CYCLIFE UK LTD, covering lot 1. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and starts on 1 October 2026.

Market significance

The award preserves continuity for a safety- and regulation-critical nuclear waste service during Hinkley Point B ownership transfer. It was not competed: NRS cited technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risk in changing supplier at that time.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CYCLIFE UK LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 500,000 net; GBP 600,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award

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Supplier verification identifies CYCLIFE UK LTD (company number 04772229). Award 1 names Cyclife UK Limited and contract 1 gives the contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is recorded with status 'active'.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is recorded with status 'active'.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed on 30 September 2026

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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-30.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.

Contract end

99% confidence

30 September 2027

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Contract period endDate is 2027-09-30.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

GBP 500,000 excluding VAT; GBP 600,000 including VAT

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Contract 1 value states amount GBP 500,000 and amountGross GBP 600,000.

Value allocation

93% confidence

The published contract value applies to the single recorded contract and has no separate lot-value breakdown.

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One contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1; no lot value is supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

98% confidence

21 May 2026

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Award record 1 states award_date: 2026-05-21.

Award notice publication

98% confidence

21 May 2026

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Release history lists a Contract award notice published on 2026-05-21.

Contract signed

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-09-30.

Contract starts

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Contract document 098350-2026 states datePublished: 2026-10-19.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Radioactive waste management services at Hinkley Point B.

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Process description states provision of radioactive waste management services at Hinkley Point B Site.

Service classification

99% confidence

CPV 90521000 — Radioactive waste treatment services

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Award item 1 contains CPV 90521000.

Lots

98% confidence

One recorded lot: lot 1

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Tender and award data each identify lot 1; no lot title or description is published.

Commercial structure

98% confidence

Framework to be called off as and when required.

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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

97% confidence

Procurement Act 2023, section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6

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The published rationale says NRS placed a direct award under section 41 and pursuant to paragraph 6 of Schedule 5.

Direct-award rationale

97% confidence

NRS said the services were critical to Hinkley B operations and a supplier change would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

Competition information

98% confidence

No competition, bid count, tenderer list or evaluation results are supplied.

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The notice identifies a direct award and contains no published competition metrics.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027

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Contract period startDate and endDate.

Extension option

99% confidence

Optional one year, with maximum extent date of 30 September 2028

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Contract hasRenewal is true; renewal description says 'Optional 1 year'; maxExtentDate is 2028-09-30.

Performance metrics

98% confidence

No agreed metrics recorded; rationale given as 'AGR Novation from EDF'.

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Contract field noAgreedMetricsRationale states 'AGR Novation from EDF'.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity arrangement

96% confidence

The published rationale characterises this as a novation of an EDF contract to NRS during the AGR transfer, rather than a new competed procurement.

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Published procurementMethodRationale and noAgreedMetricsRationale.

Future opportunity signal

94% confidence

NRS states that future requirements after completion of the novated contract will use its established procurement processes under the Procurement Act 2023.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

Call-off demand uncertainty

94% confidence

The framework is to be called off as required, so the published data does not state expected call-off volumes or a pricing breakdown.

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Published framework statement; no volume or pricing schedule is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-069f04
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

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Buyer party record names Nuclear Restoration Services Limited.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer party classification is UK_CA_TYPE publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Programme context

95% confidence

The contract novation is linked to transfer of AGR site assets and responsibilities from EDF to NRS; the notice says Hinkley B transfer was due in October 2026.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

CYCLIFE UK LTD (company number 04772229)

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Supplier verification status is verified, with verified company name CYCLIFE UK LTD and number 04772229.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Cyclife UK Limited

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The tender party and award supplier are named Cyclife UK Limited.

Supplier scale

97% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details state scale: large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated decision window

88% confidence

Before 30 September 2027, if the optional one-year extension is to be exercised

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The initial end date is 30 September 2027 and the notice records an optional one-year renewal.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

30 September 2028

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Contract maxExtentDate is 2028-09-30.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Published notice completeness

99% confidence

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

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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.

Commercial detail limitation

98% confidence

Information on call-off volumes, unit pricing, bid evaluation, and competition is not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No such fields or documents are provided in the supplied data.

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Supplier identity is verified. The source name 'Cyclife UK Limited' matches the verified legal name CYCLIFE UK LTD in substance; no mismatch flag is recorded.

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is verified with exact_name matching and supplier_name_mismatch false.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No published lot title, lot description or individual lot value is available.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation results, pricing breakdowns, call-off volumes and performance measures.
The optional extension is recorded, but no extension decision date or exercise mechanism is published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Hinkley Point B radioactive waste management services award?

CYCLIFE UK LTD is the verified legal supplier for award 1.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is GBP 500,000 excluding VAT and GBP 600,000 including VAT.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 30 September 2026.

How long can the arrangement run?

The initial term ends on 30 September 2027, with an optional one-year extension to a maximum date of 30 September 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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Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Cyclife 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

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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