AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Limited has awarded and signed a direct-award contract to Wellman Booth Division of Clarke Chapman Group Ltd for 500 MTE solenoid coils for a Wellman Booth crane. The contract runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) covers lot 1. The published contract value is £344,430 excluding VAT (£413,316 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a specialist, single-supplier procurement for obsolete crane spares. Sellafield states that the supplier holds the relevant OEM intellectual property, design authority and engineering information, and that compatible OEM-approved parts are not available through the wider market.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Wellman Booth Division of Clarke Chapman Group Ltd
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 344430 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Wellman Booth Division of Clarke Chapman Group Ltd as supplier and is linked to lot 1. The £344,430 net contract value applies to contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract details notice
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract document 097877-2026 is a Contract details notice published on 2026-10-16.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned of 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£344,430
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Contract 1 value.amount is 344430 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£413,316
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 413316 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and its sole listed lot, lot 1.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 references only lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice release
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Release history lists transparency notice 092486-2026 dated 2026-09-30.
Contract award notice release
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice 092779-2026 dated 2026-10-01.
Award date
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date of 2026-10-01.
Contract signed and commenced
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 gives both dateSigned and startDate as 2026-10-15.
Contract details notice release
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 097877-2026 give 2026-10-16.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of 500 MTE solenoid coils.
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Tender description states 'The supply of 500 off MTE Solenoid Coils'.
Manufacturing and traceability
99% confidenceCoils are to be manufactured in batches of 50, with a unique batch number marked on each coil.
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Tender description specifies batches of 50 and marking each coil with a unique batch number for traceability.
Part identification
99% confidencePart number 550115 is to be stamped on every part.
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Tender description states that coil part number 550115 would be stamped on every part.
Category
98% confidenceGoods; crane parts (CPV 42419100).
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Award 1 identifies main procurement category as goods and lists CPV 42419100, Parts of cranes.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or separate lot description supplied.
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Tender contains one lot with ID 1. The lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award.
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Legal basis
97% confidenceProcurement Act 2023; stated rationale cites Schedule 5, paragraph 5.
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54; procurement rationale states compliance with PA23, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceSellafield states that the crane's OEM retains intellectual property rights, technical design authority and detailed engineering information, and is the only supplier able to provide OEM-approved compatible replacement parts for obsolete, specialist equipment.
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Published procurementMethodRationale describes obsolete Wellman Booth crane spares and states Wellman Booth is the only supplier able to provide compatible OEM-approved replacement parts.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or pricing comparison was supplied in the published data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-15 to 2027-03-31.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceNo agreed metrics; described as a one-off purchase order.
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale states: 'One off PO, not required.'
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply structure
98% confidenceThe requirement is a one-off purchase order for a defined quantity of 500 traceable coils.
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Tender description specifies 500 coils and batch traceability; contract metrics rationale describes a one-off PO.
Market access
98% confidenceThe buyer's published rationale indicates restricted supply conditions tied to OEM intellectual property, design authority and compatibility requirements.
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Published direct-award rationale cites OEM rights, design authority, specialist obsolete parts and compatibility requirements.
Commercial benchmark
90% confidenceThe net published value equates to approximately £688.86 per coil if divided evenly across the stated quantity; this is a simple arithmetic reference only and not a published unit price or pricing breakdown.
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£344,430 net contract value divided by 500 specified coils.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity basis
99% confidenceThe supplier name is taken from the published GB-PPON supplier record. No verified Companies House legal name was supplied, and the verification status is not_applicable.
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Supplier verification record shows verifiedCompanyName null and status 'not_applicable'.
Published lifecycle evidence
99% confidenceThe record supports a concluded and signed active contract: contract 1 contains an explicit signature date, active status and contract period.
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Contract 1 states dateSigned 2026-10-15, status active, and a start/end period.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 record has null title, description and value fields.
Evaluation transparency limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores and price comparison.
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No such fields are present in the supplied published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier has no supplied verified Companies House legal name or company number; the published GB-PPON supplier name is used as the source identity.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other bidders, evaluation criteria, scoring, price comparison and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individually stated value.
- No extension, renewal option or pricing breakdown is published.
- The stated £688.86 per-coil figure is an arithmetic reference derived from the total net value and the stated quantity, not a published unit price.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield LimitedWellman Booth Division of Clarke Chapman Group LtdMTE Coilssolenoid coilscrane partsdirect awardProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the MTE Coils contract?
Wellman Booth Division of Clarke Chapman Group Ltd is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £344,430 excluding VAT and £413,316 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 15 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Why was a direct award used?
Sellafield states that OEM intellectual property, design authority, specialist obsolete components and compatibility requirements meant Wellman Booth was the only supplier able to provide OEM-approved replacement parts.
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