ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED awarded Hinkley Point B engineering services framework

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:34.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment (AGR Unique Ref. 8 F/W) at Hinkley Point B Site

Awarded to

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Altrad Babcock Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £3.3m
Awarded: 20 May 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PBDJ-7746-PBLD
Location: Warrington, UKD61, WA4 4ST, 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: C31262
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 Altrad Babcock 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 Altrad Babcock 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). Altrad Babcock Ltd (Doosan) 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: Altrad Babcock Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PBDJ-7746-PBLD

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PBDJ-7746-PBLD

Address

Street Address: 6-7 Lyncastle Way, Barleycastle Lane, Appleton
Locality: Warrington
Postal Code: WA4 4ST
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD61

Contact

Email: keith.c.jones@altrad.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: 71300000
Description: Engineering services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PBDJ-7746-PBLD
Name: Altrad Babcock Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Provision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment (AGR Hiinkley Unique Ref. 8 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: 3,960,000
Amount: 3,300,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098329-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098329-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:30
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

047023-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 21 May 2026, 12:27
047222-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 21 May 2026, 15:04
098329-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 10:30

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited has awarded and signed a novated framework contract with ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED for site delivery, engineering and boiler asset-integrity management services at Hinkley Point B.

Published outcome signals

Published contract details notice19 October 2026Evidence: Contract document 098329-2026 is a Contract details notice published 2026-10-19.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status active.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 has status active.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098329-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f07
First published: 21 May 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:34
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 covers lot 1. The published contract record states a 1 October 2026 start, a 30 September 2027 end, and an optional one-year extension.

Market significance

The direct award supports the transfer of Hinkley Point B responsibilities from EDF to Nuclear Restoration Services within the UK AGR decommissioning programme. The buyer states that continuity was needed because changing supplier would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £3,300,000 net; £3,960,000 gross GBP · verified; active award and contract

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Verified supplier identity is ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED (company number 00839354). Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1 gives the contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published contract details notice

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Contract document 098329-2026 is a Contract details notice published 2026-10-19.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status active.

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 has status active.

Contract signature

99% confidence

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 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value (net)

99% confidence

£3,300,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 3300000 GBP.

Published contract value (gross)

99% confidence

£3,960,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 3960000 GBP.

Value allocation

93% confidence

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

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One award and one contract relate to lot 1; lot 1 has no published value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Initial transparency notice

99% confidence

21 May 2026

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Release history lists notice 047023-2026, published 2026-05-21.

Contract award notice

99% confidence

21 May 2026

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Release history lists notice 047222-2026, published 2026-05-21.

Award date

99% confidence

21 May 2026

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Award 1 award_date is 2026-05-21.

Signed date

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.

Initial term

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027

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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.

Maximum stated extent

99% confidence

30 September 2028

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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2028-09-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Site delivery, engineering services and boiler asset-integrity management at Hinkley Point B.

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Tender title and description.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 71300000 — Engineering services

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Award item 1 additional classification.

Call-off arrangement

98% confidence

Framework to be called off as and when required.

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

Lot structure

99% confidence

One published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.

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Tender lists lot 1 only; published lot data has null title and description.

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

98% confidence

Section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023

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Buyer rationale expressly cites these provisions.

Rationale

98% confidence

Novation of EDF's existing contract as part of the AGR site-transfer process; the buyer cites continuity, technical difficulty and regulatory risk if another supplier provided the services at that time.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

Competition information

99% confidence

No competitive bid count, tenderer list or evaluation results were supplied.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract form

98% confidence

Novated framework contract

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Buyer rationale states EDF's contract with Altrad Babcock Limited was being novated to NRS; it also states the arrangement is a framework.

Initial duration

99% confidence

12 months

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Period runs from 1 October 2026 through 30 September 2027.

Extension option

99% confidence

Optional 1 year

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Contract renewal description is 'Optional 1 year'; hasRenewal is true.

Maximum duration indicated

98% confidence

Up to 24 months

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Initial end date is 30 September 2027 and maxExtentDate is 30 September 2028.

Performance metrics

99% confidence

No agreed metrics stated; rationale given is AGR novation from EDF.

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Contract field noAgreedMetricsRationale is 'AGR novation from EDF'.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity-led award

97% confidence

The published rationale indicates the award was driven by continuity of an existing EDF arrangement during site transfer, rather than a newly competed requirement.

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Buyer describes novation and cites technical difficulties and regulatory risks of changing supplier at that time.

Demand visibility

97% confidence

Framework call-offs are stated to be made as required, so the notice does not disclose a call-off schedule or volume profile.

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Buyer states the framework will be called off as and when required.

Future sourcing

97% confidence

The buyer states that future requirements after completion of this novated contract will use NRS procurement processes in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.

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Published direct-award rationale.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-069f07
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 published notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer party classification UK_CA_TYPE.

Programme context

98% confidence

UK nuclear decommissioning and AGR site transfer from EDF to NRS.

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Published direct-award rationale.

Site-transfer timing stated by buyer

97% confidence

NRS stated it would take Hinkley B ownership in October 2026.

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Published direct-award rationale.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED (company number 00839354)

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Supplier verification record: exact-name match, verified status, company number 00839354.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Altrad Babcock Limited

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Published party and award supplier name.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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Published supplier party details classify scale as large.

Eligibility statement

94% confidence

The buyer stated that Altrad Babcock Ltd (Doosan) was neither an excluded nor excludable supplier.

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Published direct-award rationale.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential extension decision point

95% confidence

Estimated by 30 September 2027

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The initial term ends 2027-09-30 and an optional one-year extension is published. This is an estimate based on the stated end date, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum stated end date

99% confidence

30 September 2028

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Contract maxExtentDate is 2028-09-30.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified

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Exact-name supplier verification identifies ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED, company number 00839354.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

A net and gross contract value are published, but no pricing, call-off, or lot-level value breakdown is supplied.

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Contract value fields give £3.3m net and £3.96m gross; lot 1 value is null.

Lot information

99% confidence

Lot 1 is published without a title or description.

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Published lot record has null title and description.

Competition and evaluation

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bid counts, scores, evaluation results or comparable tender data are provided.

Contract record quality

99% confidence

The notice explicitly records an active contract and date signed, supporting treatment as a concluded contract rather than only an award announcement.

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Contract 1 status is active and dateSigned is 2026-09-30.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

No lot title, lot description or lot-level value is published for lot 1.
No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation methodology, scores or award-comparison information is supplied.
No call-off schedule, committed volume, pricing breakdown or usage forecast is published for the framework.
The notice states an optional one-year extension but does not publish extension decision criteria or exercise timing beyond the stated contract dates.
No detailed service specification beyond the published title, description and engineering-services classification is supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Hinkley Point B engineering services contract?

ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED (company number 00839354) is the verified supplier for award 1.

What is the published value of the contract?

The contract record publishes £3.3 million net and £3.96 million gross.

Was this competitively tendered?

No. The notice records a direct award linked to novation of an EDF contract during the AGR site transfer.

When does the contract run?

The stated initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with an optional one-year extension and a maximum stated end date of 30 September 2028.

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HPB - Provision of Site Delivery, Engineering Services & Boiler Asset Integrity Management Segment (AGR Unique Ref. 8 F/W)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Altrad Babcock 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

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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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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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