Apple Technical Solutions awarded Hinkley B HVAC and control systems contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 13:33.

Opportunity overview

Provision of HVAC, Fire Barrier, Electrical Control & Monitoring Systems (AGR Unique Ref. 106 F/W) at Hinkley Point B Site.

Awarded to

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Apple Technical Solutions Limited

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Published award value: £1.5m
Awarded: 20 May 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PVBC-5754-WWNZ
Location: Devon, UKK43, TQ14 0BJ, 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: C31265
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 Apple Technical Solutions, 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 Apple Technical Solutions 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). Apple Technical Solutions 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: Apple Technical Solutions Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PVBC-5754-WWNZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVBC-5754-WWNZ

Address

Street Address: Dunmore Gardens, Dunmore Drive, Shaldon
Locality: Devon
Postal Code: TQ14 0BJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Email: sean@apple-solutions.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: 50610000
Description: Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PVBC-5754-WWNZ
Name: Apple Technical Solutions Limited

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: HVAC, Fire Barrier, Electrical Control & Monitoring Systems for Hinkley B (AGR Hinkley Unique Ref. 106 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: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Mar 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Optional 1 year

Value

Including VAT: 1,800,000
Amount: 1,500,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098333-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098333-2026 ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 10:35
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

047120-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 21 May 2026, 14:05
047204-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 21 May 2026, 15:00
098333-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 19 Oct 2026, 10:35

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 novated framework arrangement for HVAC, fire barrier, electrical control and monitoring systems at Hinkley Point B to Apple Technical Solutions Limited. The published contract record states it was signed on 30 September 2026 and started on 1 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete; direct awardEvidence: Tender status is "complete" and procurement method is "direct" / "Direct award".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 has status "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098333-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069f3f
First published: 21 May 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 13:33
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 contract are recorded for Apple Technical Solutions Limited. The stated contract value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT).

Market significance

The arrangement supports continuity of critical services during the transfer of Hinkley B responsibility from EDF to Nuclear Restoration Services. It was directly awarded under the Procurement Act 2023 on technical-reasons grounds and is described as a framework to be called off when required.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Apple Technical Solutions Limited

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £1,500,000 excluding VAT; £1,800,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract

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Award 1 identifies Apple Technical Solutions Limited as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives values of GBP 1,500,000 (amount) and GBP 1,800,000 (amountGross).

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete; direct award

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Tender status is "complete" and procurement method is "direct" / "Direct award".

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

Signed 30 September 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.

Contract commencement

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£1,500,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 1500000 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£1,800,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1800000 GBP.

Value allocation

93% confidence

The published value relates to the single recorded contract and has not been broken down by call-off or service element.

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One contract is linked to award 1; the notice describes the arrangement as a framework called off as required and provides no pricing or call-off breakdown.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award notice publication

98% confidence

21 May 2026

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The contract award notice release is dated 2026-05-21T15:00:59+01:00.

Recorded award date

99% confidence

21 May 2026

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Award 1 has award_date 2026-05-21.

Contract signed

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01.

Contract details notice publication

99% confidence

19 October 2026

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Contract document 098333-2026 was published on 2026-10-19.

Base contract end

99% confidence

31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.

Maximum extent date

99% confidence

31 March 2028

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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

HVAC, fire barrier, electrical control and monitoring systems at Hinkley Point B.

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Tender title and description state this requirement is at Hinkley Point B Site.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".

Lot

99% confidence

Lot 1; no published lot title or description.

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Award 1 is linked to lot 1. The lot record has no title or description.

Classification

98% confidence

CPV 50610000 — repair and maintenance services of security equipment.

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The awarded item lists this CPV classification.

Commercial form

99% confidence

Framework arrangement, 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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The procurement method and method details are recorded as direct / Direct award.

Legal basis stated

98% confidence

Procurement Act 2023; Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5.

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The rationale expressly cites Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023.

Direct-award rationale

98% confidence

NRS states that continuity of the incumbent services is critical, and replacing the supplier at that time would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.

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The published rationale gives these reasons in connection with the AGR site transfer and novation.

Competition information

96% confidence

No competition, bid count, evaluation scores or award criteria are published.

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The record identifies a direct award and supplies no tender-response or evaluation information.

Supplier exclusion statement

97% confidence

NRS states that Apple Technical Solutions is neither an excluded nor excludable supplier.

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This statement appears in the procurement-method rationale.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Contract 1 records these start and end dates.

Extension option

99% confidence

Optional one year

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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and its renewal description is "Optional 1 year".

Maximum possible duration endpoint

99% confidence

31 March 2028

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The contract maxExtentDate is 2028-03-31.

Performance metrics

98% confidence

No agreed metrics rationale: AGR novated contract from EDF.

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Contract 1 records noAgreedMetricsRationale as "AGR Novated Contract from EDF".

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity-led award

97% confidence

The published rationale frames the award as a continuity measure during the AGR transfer, rather than a competed route to market.

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NRS cites novation, critical ongoing services, technical difficulties and regulatory risks in its direct-award rationale.

Demand uncertainty

96% confidence

As a framework called off when required, actual demand and spend may depend on subsequent call-offs; the notice does not publish a call-off schedule.

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The rationale says the framework will be called off as and when required.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-069f3f
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

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The buyer party is named 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.

Transfer context

96% confidence

NRS states it was taking ownership and responsibility for AGR sites from EDF, with Hinkley B transfer referenced for October 2026.

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The procurement rationale describes the AGR site transfer process and timing.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Apple Technical Solutions Limited

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The supplier party and award supplier are both named Apple Technical Solutions Limited.

Supplier identifier

99% confidence

GB-PPON-PVBC-5754-WWNZ

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The supplier party identifier is GB-PPON / PVBC-5754-WWNZ.

Published supplier scale

97% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details record scale as "large".

Prior contractual context

99% confidence

The notice states that an EDF contract with Apple Technical Solutions was novated to NRS.

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The direct-award rationale explicitly describes the EDF contract as being novated to NRS.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension window estimate

98% confidence

The optional one-year extension could take the arrangement to 31 March 2028, subject to exercise; this is an estimate from the published maximum extent date, not a procurement forecast.

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The contract has an optional one-year renewal and maxExtentDate of 2028-03-31.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

The source supplier name is Apple Technical Solutions Limited. No separately verified legal company name or company number was supplied; supplier verification is marked not applicable.

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Supplier record lists verified_company_name and verified_company_number as null, with supplier_identity_status "not_applicable".

Chronology

99% confidence

The award notice and recorded award date (21 May 2026) precede the recorded signature date (30 September 2026). Both dates are reported as published; the notice does not explain this sequence.

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Release history and award record show 21 May 2026; contract dateSigned is 2026-09-30.

Scope detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title or description, despite the broader procurement title.

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Lot 1 title and description are null.

Information not supplied in the published notice

94% confidence

No bid count, evaluation results, detailed pricing, call-off allocation, award-criteria detail or performance measures are published.

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These fields are absent; the contract records a rationale for no agreed metrics.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Supplier identity has not been independently verified through a supplied legal company name or company number; the published source name is used.
The award notice date precedes the stated contract signature date; the source does not explain the chronology.
The framework is stated to be called off as required, but no call-off schedule, committed spend profile or allocation is published.
No lot title, detailed lot scope, evaluation information, bid count, pricing breakdown or agreed performance metrics is published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the Hinkley Point B award?

Apple Technical Solutions Limited received the single recorded award.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT and £1,800,000 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The base period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an optional one-year extension and a stated maximum extent date of 31 March 2028.

Why was a direct award used?

NRS cited novation from EDF during the AGR transfer, continuity of critical services, and stated technical and regulatory risks of changing supplier at that time.

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

Apple Technical Solutions Limited

Classification

Lots

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

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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