AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited awarded and signed a novated fire-system maintenance contract for Hinkley Point B with Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) Limited t/a Tyco Integrated Fire & Security. The contract covers fire detection, fire doors and fire dampers.
Published outcomeA direct award was made under the Procurement Act 2023 to continue services transferred from EDF as part of the AGR site-transfer programme.
Market significanceThe £700,000 net contract supports continuity of safety-critical maintenance during Hinkley B’s transfer to Nuclear Restoration Services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) Limited t/a Tyco Integrated Fire & Security
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £700,000 net; £840,000 gross GBP · Active
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Award 1 names this supplier and is linked to contract 1, whose value is £700,000 excluding VAT and £840,000 including VAT. The notice contains one award and one supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked "active" in the supplied contract-details data.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01.
Publication
99% confidenceContract details notice published 19 October 2026
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Contract document 098364-2026 records datePublished as 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£700,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 700000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£840,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 840000 GBP.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice date
98% confidence21 May 2026
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The supplied award record gives award_date as 2026-05-21; release history includes a contract award notice on that date.
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Initial term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-01 to 2027-03-31.
Maximum stated extent
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFire-system maintenance covering fire detection, fire doors and fire dampers 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
98% confidence50610000 — Repair and maintenance services of security equipment
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Award item 1 carries this CPV classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot, identified as lot 1
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Tender data lists one lot and award 1 relates to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023; Section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6
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The published rationale explicitly cites Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceNRS stated that the services were critical to Hinkley B operations, and changing supplier at that time would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competitive bid count, tender submissions or evaluation results supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
99% confidence6 months
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The stated period is 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extension option
99% confidenceOptional 6 months
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Contract renewal description states "Optional 6 months".
Maximum duration
98% confidenceUp to 12 months
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The initial end date is 31 March 2027 and the maximum extent date is 30 September 2027.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceNo agreed metrics recorded
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Contract 1 gives noAgreedMetricsRationale as "AGR novated contract from EDF".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Continuity-driven award
96% confidenceThe award preserves incumbent service delivery during asset transfer rather than evidencing a competed supplier selection.
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The notice describes novation of an EDF contract and a direct-award rationale based on operational, technical and regulatory continuity.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe stated value is contract-level and is not split by workstream across detection, doors and dampers.
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One contract value is supplied; no component-level pricing is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is sourced from the published notice; no verified Companies House legal 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 separate value.
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Lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Competition data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, scores and evaluation detail.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract-details notice was published after the recorded signature and start dates.
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Signature is 30 September 2026, start is 1 October 2026, and contract-details publication is 19 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No Companies House-verified supplier legal name or company number was supplied; the supplier name is reproduced from the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, pricing or value allocation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competitor identities, evaluation scores, tender pricing, savings and detailed performance measures.
- The stated £700,000 net and £840,000 gross amounts are contract-level values; no allocation across individual maintenance workstreams is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hinkley Point B fire system maintenanceNuclear Restoration ServicesTyco Fire & Integrated Solutionsfire detection maintenancefire doors maintenancefire dampers maintenancedirect awardAGR site transfer
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hinkley Point B fire-system maintenance contract?
Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions (UK) Limited t/a Tyco Integrated Fire & Security.
What is the contract value?
£700,000 excluding VAT, or £840,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with an optional six-month extension to a stated maximum end date of 30 September 2027.
Why was the contract directly awarded?
NRS cited novation from EDF during AGR site transfer and stated that replacing the supplier at that time would create significant technical difficulties and unacceptable regulatory risks.
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