AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited directly awarded and signed a novated framework contract with Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions for hired water trailers, related equipment and demineralised-water supply at Hinkley Point B.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) is recorded to Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions. The contract record states it was signed on 30 September 2026, starts on 1 October 2026 and ends on 31 December 2027.
Market significanceThe £325,000 net contract continues a service described as critical to Hinkley Point B operations during transfer of AGR-site responsibility from EDF to Nuclear Restoration Services. The buyer states future requirements will use its established procurement processes after the novated contract completes.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 325000 GBP · active
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Award 1 identifies Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions as supplier and is linked to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives a £325,000 net value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract details
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract document is dated 19 October 2026; source_updated_at is 19 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£325,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 325000 GBP; the award record also reports £325,000.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£389,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 389000 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceSingle award and single contract; value is not separately published by lot or service element
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The notice has one award, one contract and lot 1, but no lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice
99% confidence21 May 2026, 12:26 BST
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Release history lists transparency notice 047021-2026 at 2026-05-21T12:26:08+01:00.
Contract award notice
99% confidence21 May 2026, 15:03 BST
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Release history lists contract award notice 047218-2026 at 2026-05-21T15:03:44+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract details notice
99% confidence19 October 2026, 11:15 BST
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Release history and contract document 098371-2026 give this publication timestamp.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision and operation of hired water trailers and related equipment, plus demineralised-water supply, at Hinkley Point B
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Process title and description state this scope.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence60650000 — Hire of water transport equipment with crew
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Award item 1 carries this CPV classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender and award data reference lot 1; lot record has no title or description.
Commercial vehicle
98% confidenceFramework to be called off as required
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The procurement rationale says: 'This is a framework and will be called off as and then required.'
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process procurement_method_details is 'Direct award'.
Legal basis cited
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023, section 41 and Schedule 5 paragraph 6
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Procurement rationale explicitly cites these provisions.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceNovation of EDF's existing contract as part of AGR site transfer; buyer cites critical services, significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risk if another supplier supplied them at that time
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Procurement rationale provides these reasons.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid and tenderer counts not published
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No bid count, tenderer count or evaluation results are supplied in the notice data.
Evaluation metrics
98% confidenceNo agreed metrics
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Contract 1 gives noAgreedMetricsRationale as 'AGR Novation from EDF'.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Signed contract evidence
99% confidenceSigned on 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly provides dateSigned.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Call-off arrangement
98% confidenceFramework calls may be made as required
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Procurement rationale states the framework will be called off as required.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity-driven award
98% confidenceThe direct award continues an EDF contract through novation rather than selecting a new supplier through a competitive process
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The rationale says EDF's contract with Veolia was being novated to NRS and labels the arrangement a direct award.
Operational sensitivity
98% confidenceThe buyer characterises the services as critical to ongoing Hinkley B operations and cites regulatory and technical transition risks
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Procurement rationale states these points.
Demand profile
94% confidenceSpend and service demand may be variable because the framework is called off as required
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The rationale states the framework will be called off as required.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name is published through a GB-PPON identifier; no Companies House verification was applicable or supplied
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Supplier record has supplier_identity_status 'not_applicable', no verified company name or number, and GB-PPON PNRH-4422-WPLY.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender counts, bidder counts, scores or award evaluation details are present.
Commercial detail
98% confidencePricing breakdown, call-off volumes, extension provisions and performance measures are not published
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The source supplies aggregate contract values, says calls are as required, states no agreed metrics, and provides no extension or pricing detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier identity is a GB-PPON record; no Companies House-verified legal name or company number was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, scores, pricing, call-off volumes, extension options and detailed performance measures was not supplied in the published notice.
- The stated recompetition or replacement window is an estimate based on the explicit end date, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nuclear Restoration ServicesVeolia Water Technologies & SolutionsHinkley Point Bwater trailersdemineralised water supplydirect awardProcurement Act 2023AGR novation
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Hinkley Point B water-trailer award?
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions is the supplier recorded for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract record gives a value of £325,000 excluding VAT and £389,000 including VAT.
Was this competitively tendered?
No competitive process is reported. The notice describes a direct award linked to novation of an EDF contract during the AGR-site transfer.
When does the contract run?
The record states a start date of 1 October 2026 and an end date of 31 December 2027; it also explicitly records signature on 30 September 2026.
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