AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Limited has published a pending direct-award decision for specialist electrical, electronic and programmable-systems support. The proposed supplier is LIKE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. The published award value is £600,000 excluding VAT (£720,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 is pending, not a concluded or signed contract. The notice schedules signature for 9 November 2026, following a standstill ending 21 October 2026.
Market significanceThe requirement concerns repair, reverse engineering and technical support for obsolete operational plant equipment, including a virtual keyboard solution for a Distributed Control System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LIKE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 600000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Like Technologies Ltd as supplier; supplier identity is verified by company number 05943447, with verified company name LIKE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. The £600,000 value is published for Award 1, which covers lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; tender status complete
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Process display status is awarded; source notice type is Contract award notice on Find a Tender; tender status is complete.
Award status
100% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is "pending".
Standstill end
100% confidence21 October 2026, 23:59:59 +01:00
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
100% confidence9 November 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-09T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
100% confidence£600,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 600000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
100% confidence£720,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 720000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidencePublished for Award 1; no separate lot-level value published
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Award 1 covers lot 1 and has a £600,000 value; lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
100% confidence30 September 2026, 10:54:45 +01:00
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Release history records notice 092233-2026, a Transparency notice on Find a Tender, at this time.
Award decision date
100% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract award notice published
100% confidence12 October 2026, 13:24:21 +01:00
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Award-notice document 096076-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-12T13:24:21+01:00.
Planned contract start
100% confidence9 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z.
Published initial end date
100% confidence9 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-11-09T23:59:59Z.
Maximum extent date
100% confidence28 February 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-02-28T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceSpecialist repair, reverse engineering and technical support for obsolete operational plant equipment no longer supported by the original equipment manufacturer
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Published process description.
Equipment and systems in scope
100% confidenceElectrical and electronic operational technology equipment, from crane pendants and control boards to industrial control systems, input/output cards, processor cards and communications cards
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Published process description.
Additional deliverable
100% confidenceDevelopment and implementation of a virtual keyboard solution for the Distributed Control System to replace bespoke keyboards that cannot be reverse engineered or remanufactured
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Published process description.
Procurement category
100% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
100% confidence50116100 — Electrical-system repair services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
Threshold status
100% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
100% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or comparative assessment is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned initial term
100% confidence9 November 2026 to 9 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Renewal provision
100% confidenceYes; renewal description states 3 months
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal.description is "3 Months".
Options
100% confidenceYes; extension option stated, with no further published detail
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Award 1 hasOptions is true and options.description is "Extension".
Maximum published extent
100% confidence28 February 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2029-02-28T23:59:59Z.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single pending award covers the single published lot
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There is one award, it relates to lot 1, and the tender lists one lot.
Market relevance
100% confidenceThe scope addresses lifecycle support for obsolete industrial operational technology where original-equipment-manufacturer support is unavailable
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Published requirement description.
Published rationale
100% confidenceNo rationale for supplier selection or direct-award choice is included in the supplied notice data
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No award rationale, evaluation narrative or direct-award justification is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
100% confidenceThe award is pending and signature is only scheduled; the supplied data does not evidence a signed or active contract.
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Award status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 9 November 2026.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Extension detail
100% confidenceAn extension option is stated, but its duration and conditions are not supplied.
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Options description is only "Extension".
Renewal detail
98% confidenceThe notice states a 3-month renewal but does not specify how it relates to the published maximum extent date.
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Renewal description is "3 Months"; maximum extent is separately listed as 28 February 2029.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award remains pending; no signed contract, contract commencement or performance information is evidenced.
- Information on bids received, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The extension option has no published duration or conditions.
- The relationship between the stated 3-month renewal and the maximum extent date of 28 February 2029 is not explained in the supplied notice data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield LimitedLIKE TECHNOLOGIES LTDelectrical system repair servicesreverse engineeringoperational technology supportdirect awardDistributed Control System
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the proposed supplier?
The pending award names LIKE TECHNOLOGIES LTD, verified under company number 05943447.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £600,000 excluding VAT and £720,000 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 9 November 2026.
What services are covered?
The requirement covers repair, reverse engineering and technical support for obsolete electrical and electronic operational technology equipment, plus a DCS virtual keyboard solution.
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