AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nuclear Waste Services Limited has published a contract award notice proposing Inutec Ltd (trading as Tradebe Inutec) for chemical incineration, waste-acceptance support and technical support. The award remains pending; the notice schedules a future signature date, so it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeOne pending award, valued at £3,500,000 gross, is associated with supplier Inutec Ltd (trading as Tradebe Inutec) under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold services award under a framework for radioactive-waste-treatment-related services, with a stated four-year contract period if concluded.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Inutec Ltd (Trading as Tradebe Inutec)
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 3500000 GBP · pending
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Award 1 names 'Inutec Ltd (Trading as Tradebe Inutec)' as supplier, relates to lot 1, has pending status, and reports £3,500,000 gross. The value is reported at award level and is not an individual lot allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 16 October 2026
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Award notice document 098013-2026 is dated 2026-10-16T14:30:09+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Standstill period end
99% confidence28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Future signature date
99% confidence1 December 2026, 23:59:59 UTC (scheduled)
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-12-01T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
99% confidence17 December 2026 to 16 December 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-12-17T00:00:00Z and endDate 2030-12-16T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£3,500,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 3500000 GBP.
Lot value allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value_amount or currency; the published value is at award level.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled start
99% confidence17 December 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-12-17T00:00:00Z.
Scheduled end
99% confidence16 December 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2030-12-16T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIncineration disposal route for chemicals, supported by Service Specific Waste Acceptance Criteria and technical expertise, advice and support.
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The notice description states that Nuclear Waste Services requires an incineration service, associated SSWAC, and technical expertise, advice and support.
Service classification
99% confidenceRadioactive waste treatment services (CPV 90521000)
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 90521000, described as Radioactive waste treatment services.
Delivery location
99% confidenceUKD11, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 deliveryAddresses lists region UKD11, GB.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 relates to lot 1; lot record has null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure; award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Award under framework'.
Competition
99% confidenceMarked competitive
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Tender competitive is true.
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-050033
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Related process with relationship 'framework' identifies ocds-h6vhtk-050033.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed or active
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The award status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled for 1 December 2026.
Planned duration
98% confidenceApproximately four years
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The stated period runs from 17 December 2026 to 16 December 2030.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceAward under an identified framework rather than a newly published open procurement.
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The notice describes an award under framework and links framework process ocds-h6vhtk-050033.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £3.5 million gross figure applies to the pending award as published; it should not be treated as a signed-contract value.
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Award 1 reports £3,500,000 gross but remains pending with a future signature milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award
99% confidenceThe notice does not confirm contract conclusion, signature, commencement or active delivery.
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Award 1 is pending and the future signature milestone is scheduled.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceNo separate verified legal company name or company number was supplied; the supplier identity is presented as published in the notice.
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description, value_amount and currency are null.
Unpublished procurement detail
95% confidenceInformation on bids, evaluation, pricing, award rationale, renewal options and extensions was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields or documents are supplied in the source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, not evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract.
- No separate verified legal company name or company number was supplied for the named supplier.
- Lot 1 title, description and individual value were not published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing detail, extension options and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nuclear Waste ServicesInutec LtdTradebe Inutecchemical treatmentradioactive waste treatmentincineration servicesframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the award notice?
Inutec Ltd (Trading as Tradebe Inutec) is named as the supplier for award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. The award is pending and lists a scheduled future signature date of 1 December 2026.
What is the published value?
The pending award value is £3,500,000 gross. No separate lot value is published.
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