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Nuclear Restoration Services Limited tenders and contracts

North WestWarringtonWebsite

Tenders published
21
About one every 17 days
Contracts awarded
301
To 221 different suppliers
Value awarded
£160m
234 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£63k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
42 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage decommissioning - Dounreay.

    North WestConstruction

    Closing soon14 hours leftExpress interestFramework

    £40mframework ceiling
  2. Design and Build of Shaft & Silo Waste Transfer Corridor

    ScotlandConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    Open17 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £10.4mestimated
  3. Calibration and Maintenance of Radiological Instruments - Portable 2027+

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    Open34 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £19mestimated
  4. Calibration and Maintenance of Radiological Instruments - Installed 2027+

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    Open34 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £18.5mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. D1204 Pond Project: Phase 1 Scheme and Detailed Design

    North WestArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated
  2. Electrical distribution system

    North WestConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5mestimated
  3. £150kestimated
  4. D1310 Laboratories Upgrades

    ScotlandArchitecture and engineering, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5.4mestimated
  5. PMRS - 2026 (New Bridging Contract)

    North WestIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Silo Effluent Treatment Plant

    North WestConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £7.5mestimated
  7. Shaft Groundwater Monitoring Works: Upgrades

    ScotlandConstruction, Environmental services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Shaft & Silo Enabling Groundworks (ATO97)

    ScotlandConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Silo Transition Works

    ScotlandConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Nuvia£5.27m
    6 contracts
  2. 4 contracts
  3. JGC Engineering and Technical ServicesSME£1.3m
    5 contracts
  4. 4 contracts
  5. 6 contracts
  6. 8 contracts
  7. Blargoans LimitedSME£490k
    9 contracts
  8. Penny Engineering LtdSME£260k
    5 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)9%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
  • Direct award (no competition)64%
Based on 326 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Nuclear Restoration Services Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
34 days
Longer than 76% of other public bodies
Based on 16 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
9%
Lower than 93% of other public bodies
Based on 326 procurements
Won by small firms
44%
Lower than 68% of other public bodies
Based on 306 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 75% of other public bodies
Based on 17 awards
Split into lots
10%
Lower than 63% of other public bodies
Based on 21 advertised tenders
Direct awards
64%
Higher than 87% of other public bodies
Based on 326 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 21 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 145 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days4
20–25 days12
25–30 days48
30–35 days51
35–40 days16
40–45 days8
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 156 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids39
4–6 bids38
6–8 bids19
8–10 bids23
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids3
14–16 bids5
16–18 bids3
18–20 bids2
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%27
20–30%20
30–40%18
40–50%14
50–60%35
60–70%25
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%10
20–30%22
30–40%26
40–50%34
50–60%50
60–70%43
70–80%35
80–90%28
90–100%29

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Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
D2185 Ground InvestigationIgne (T/A Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical Ltd)£32k29 Sept 2026
Maintenance and Repair of Laboratory Equipment on the Dounreay SiteIsocount Laboratory Services£44k30 Sept 2026
Servicing of Forklift Trucks and MEWPs at DounreayBriggs Equipment UK Limited£50k30 Sept 2026
Servicing/Maintenance and Repair of Laboratory EquipmentThermo Fisher Scientific£60k30 Sept 2026
Supply and Storage of Decothane and SikaBlargoans Limited—30 Sept 2026
Replacement of SILWE UPS batteries and load testingChloride£55k30 Sept 2026
Low Level Waste (LLW) Vault Interstitial Grouting Civil Support - Stage 3aJohn Gunn & Sons Ltd£87k30 Sept 2026
Assessment and Analysis of Multiple Systems to Determine the Impacts of NRS Sites Integration.Konsolute Ltd£30k30 Sept 2026
Low Level Waste (LLW) Vault External Backfill - Stage 3aJohn Gunn & Sons Ltd£28k30 Sept 2026
Security Camera ReplacementVeracity Solutions Ltd£66k30 Sept 2026
Supply of Transit VanA M Phillip Trucktech Limited£32k30 Sept 2026
Repairs at the Main Airlock Support (Between D1127 and Sphere).Gow's Lybster Ltd—30 Sept 2026
Vault Retrieval & Packaging Drum Filling TrialsPenny Engineering Ltd£68k2 Oct 2026
HV Earthing Protection InspectionArcadis Consulting (UK) Limited£26k2 Oct 2026
Provoision of Benefits Mapping SoftwareAmplify-Now Pty Ltd£170k19 Oct 2026
Crane Spare Parts to HPA siteKonecranes Demag UK Ltd£36k19 Oct 2026
Autodesk Subscription- Multiple Licences for AutoCADSymetri Limited£67k20 Oct 2026
Electric Vehicle Charging Installation - Off Site East Car ParkG G Mackay Limited£34k30 Oct 2026
Chapelcross Turbine Hall Assessment StudyBrown and Mason Group Limited£33k31 Oct 2026
Oracle TERM licences (AGR) - ContractOracle Corporation UK Limited—2 Nov 2026

68 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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