AwardedAwarded 13 March 2026

Reserved Procurement - Framework Agreement for Scaffolding Services 2026/30

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited awarded construction and building maintenance work to Caithness Scaffolding Contractors Limited on 13 March 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £4,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 2 March 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

A Framework Agreement for the provision of Scaffolding Services to support minor projects on the Dounreay Site has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Limited (Dounreay). The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) from April 2026 to March 2028 with the option to extend for a further 1+1 years following a formal performance review. The estimated value of call-off contracts that may be placed through the Framework Agreement for the four year duration is £4M, however, NRS Limited (Dounreay) does not commit to any guarantee of any volume of work or any specific projects being awarded by call-off contracts via this Framework Agreement.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Caithness Scaffolding Contractors Limited (SME)£4,000,000
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 060336-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 070283-2025
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 023802-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

361

Awards

302

Suppliers it has used most for construction

Similar open tenders

All open construction tenders
  1. Refurbishment of Maughold Head and Douglas Head Lighthouses

    Northern Lighthouse BoardScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon17 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £180kestimated
  2. PS-26-151 - Housing Maintenance & Owner Occ Framework (PRJ0013890)

    East Ayrshire CouncilScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon17 hours left12 lotsFramework

    £4.5mframework ceiling
  3. Lochfield Park HA Window & Door Replacements Framework 2027

    Lochfield Park Housing AssociationScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon17 hours leftFramework

    Value not stated
  4. Roofing Maintenance and repairs

    University of DundeeScotlandBuilding maintenance and repairs, Construction

    Closing soon41 hours left

    £500kestimated
  5. Ehrc 2627-18

    Equality and Human Rights CommissionNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, ScotlandConstruction, Electrical

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £24kestimated

From notice 060336-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 September 2025, last updated 17 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.