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ID 6612871 - DAERA - AFBI - Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey for Radionuclide Decommissioning Project

Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 11:51.

Opportunity overview

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) (Buyer) have a requirement for the provision of a Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey and Report (Contract). AFBI is a leading provider of scientific research and services to government, nongovernmental organisations and commercial organisations. AFBI is sponsored by its key stakeholder, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). AFBI has historically provided the radiological monitoring and emergency response service for DAERA, but DAERA has confirmed that they will no longer require this capability from AFBI. DAERA have also determined that much of the equipment used by AFBI for this service has reached end of life and would cost significant sums to replace. Therefore, the decommissioning of AFBI’s defunct facilities is now required. AFBI wish to commence the decommissioning of these facilities in a prompt and controlled manner, ensuring that any radiological contamination is appropriately identified, assessed and managed. To address this, AFBI will engage external Suppliers to undertake a planned three-stage decommissioning process of the defunct facilities. This procurement competition is for stage 2 - 'Monitoring', which requires the carrying out of a Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey (both direct and indirect when required) of the facilities, and provision of a detailed Survey Report of the survey’s findings, including; - the identification of any areas with above background levels, or clearance levels of contamination - a set of recommendation pathways for decontamination and/or disposal in relation to the findings. - Delivery of a presentation of their report and findings to AFBI following the Monitoring exercise. As outlined in this Instructions to Tenderers document, a Supplier for the completion of Stage 2 will be identified by the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will include an initial Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and Conditions of Participation (COP) Stage which will be used to identify a shortlist of experienced and qualified Suppliers, who will then be invited to participate in a following Tender Stage. Further detail on this Stage 2 procurement is available in ID 6612871 - Draft Specification - PSQ Stage. This procurement is for the award of a public contract through a competitive flexible procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(b) of the PA 2023.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£322.9k
Awarded
5 Oct 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PPGX-7336-DGMR
Location
Helsby, Cheshire, UKD63, WA6 0AR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 6612871
Status
complete
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Agri-Food and Biosciences InstitutePublic Procurement Organisation
Id
GB-PPON-PBLN-5294-NVHZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBLN-5294-NVHZ

Address

Street Address
18a Newforge Lane
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT9 5PX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-NIR
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Id
GB-PPON-PVWG-8426-YWXV
Role Details
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVWG-8426-YWXV

Address

Street Address
Clare House 303 Airport Road West
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
Aurora Health Physics Services Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPGX-7336-DGMR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPGX-7336-DGMR

Address

Street Address
172 Chester Road
Locality
Helsby, Cheshire
Postal Code
WA6 0AR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD63

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
ID 6612871 - DAERA - AFBI - Comprehensive Radiological Monitoring Survey for Radionuclide Decommissioning Project
Status
pending
Date
6 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
6 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90720000
Description
Environmental protection
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
90721600
Description
Radiation protection services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
90520000
Description
Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
90521000
Description
Radioactive waste treatment services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
90521100
Description
Collection of radioactive waste
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
90521200
Description
Radioactive waste storage services
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
90521300
Description
Disposal of radioactive waste
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
90521400
Description
Transport of radioactive waste
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
90521500
Description
Packaging of radioactive waste
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
09000000
Description
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
09343000
Description
Radioactive materials
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
38340000
Description
Instruments for measuring quantities
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
38341000
Description
Apparatus for measuring radiation
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
38341200
Description
Radiation dosimeters
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
38341100
Description
Electron-beam recorders
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
38341600
Description
Radiation monitors

Value

Including VAT
387,480
Amount
322,900
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPGX-7336-DGMR
Name
Aurora Health Physics Services Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
23 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
22 Apr 2027, 23:59

Options

Description
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to instruct additional Monitoring Areas during the contract term. This may include the award of work for some or all remaining Monitoring Areas detailed within the Contractor's submitted Pricing Schedule.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
095954-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Oct 2026, 10:45
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
22 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT9 5PX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 063824-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 095954-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·

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

AFBI has announced a pending award to AURORA HEALTH PHYSICS SERVICES LIMITED for Stage 2 monitoring in the decommissioning of defunct radiological facilities. The work covers a comprehensive radiological survey, findings report, recommended decontamination or disposal pathways, and a presentation to AFBI.

Published outcome signals

  • Published noticeContract award notice published 12 October 2026Evidence: Award document 095954-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-12.
  • Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status 'pending'.
  • Standstill periodEnds 21 October 2026, 23:59:59 +01:00Evidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
095954-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c59e
First published
7 Jul 2026
Last checked
12 Oct 2026, 11:51
Notice versions reviewed
2

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
12 Oct 2026
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