PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Analysis of Very Low Active and Environmental Samples

Sellafield Ltd · published 21 Jul 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID1c448287-1b50-44b2-a058-777bea23f79b-907502
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-1c132884-4739-4bb3-80dd-72f7e0743bf2
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-268082
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£113,200,000
award field
Tender value
£113,200,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
71620000
Analysis services
Delivery
Not stated
CA20 1PG
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Sellafield Ltd has awarded a Contract to Cavendish Nuclear Limited to undertake Very Low Active (VLA) Analytical services in support of Sellafield site Operations. The service is to consist of sample receipt and transportation, storage, analyses, reporting and waste disposal. The duration of the Contract is for 8 years. The estimated value of the Contract is £113.2m. The Contract is dated 8th July 2026

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release21 Jul 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published9 Apr 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published30 Jul 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jul 2034
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Cavendish Nuclear Limited

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 21 Jul 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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