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Site Characterisation Professional Services Support (SCPSS) - C26888

Nuclear Waste Services Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Nuclear Waste Services Limited has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and environmental work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £13,800,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 26 April 2027.

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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for architecture and engineering contracts in this region (from 180 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £13,800,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Further to the previous preliminary market engagement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016818-2026), a pre-tender market engagement webinar on will take place at 15:00 on 14/09/2026. Please use the link below to register for the webinar: Nuclear Waste Services SCPSS Webinar (https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1e2d673b-4388-450c-9977-7c5c76dfc755@1929b5b6-230e-4b2e-837a-b96f0a9b1b56?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog) If you have any queries or require technical assistance with registration, please contact: gdfmajorprocurements@nuclearwasteservices.uk The Site Characterisation Professional Services Support (SCPSS) framework is designed to provide NWS with…Read the full description
Further to the previous preliminary market engagement notice (https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016818-2026), a pre-tender market engagement webinar on will take place at 15:00 on 14/09/2026. Please use the link below to register for the webinar: Nuclear Waste Services SCPSS Webinar (https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1e2d673b-4388-450c-9977-7c5c76dfc755@1929b5b6-230e-4b2e-837a-b96f0a9b1b56?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog) If you have any queries or require technical assistance with registration, please contact: gdfmajorprocurements@nuclearwasteservices.uk The Site Characterisation Professional Services Support (SCPSS) framework is designed to provide NWS with comprehensive support across all aspects of site characterisation activities. Site Characterisation is the process of developing a detailed understanding of the geology and surrounding environment of an area. It involves a range of investigative activities, which will help NWS to inform assessments of the safety and suitability of sites. Site Characterisation enables a better understanding of the likely design and construction methodologies and therefore a higher certainty of the cost outturn. NWS must ensure they have knowledge and processes in place to meet requirements of design and safety case teams in line with regulations. The scope is to provide professional services support for site characterisation activities across multiple sites. The scope has been split into three Lots: Lot 1: Site Characterisation Planning and Technical Advisory Services Lot 2: Geological and Geophysical Interpretation and Modelling Lot 3: Hydrogeological Interpretation and Modelling A pre-tender market engagement webinar on will take place at 15:00 on 14/09/2026. Please use the link below to register for the webinar: NWS has also created a webpage to facilitate communication with the market and the sharing of documentation. The link to the webpage is: www.nuclearwasteservices.uk/2025/11/site-characterisation-professional-services-support-scpss/

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077027-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 016818-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 080352-2026

About the buyer

Nuclear Waste Services LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

24

Awards

11

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All tenders and awards from Nuclear Waste Services Limited

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From notice 077027-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 25 November 2025, last updated 24 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.