Scope
Reference
C13315
Description
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), (the Client) through its Waste Services line of business, is procuring this Framework for 'Waste Disposal Services to Permitted Landfill' on behalf of its Customers. A Customer is defined as organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS. The provision of a Framework for the lifecycle management and disposal of non-rad and radioactive wastes below UK LLW threshold at permitted facilities within the UK. Lifecycle management may include on-site 'blue collar' work to support generation via excavation or demolition, sampling and analysis to support characterisation and routing of wastes at both the customer site, supplier site and via a third party where a subcontractor is being used, packaging and transport of wastes from the customer site in support of decommissioning operations, sort and segregation of wastes, management of out sorted wastes to alternative treatment and disposal facilities and final disposal of non-hazardous, hazardous and asbestos contaminated wastes at permitted facilities within the UK. Organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS, include private sector bodies, plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories: 1) Any of the following and their future successors: (a) ministerial government departments; (b) non-ministerial government departments; (c) executive agencies of government; (d) Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs; (e) Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs); (f) police forces; (g) fire and rescue services; (h) ambulance services; (i) maritime and coastguard agency services; (j) NHS bodies; (k) educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities; (l) hospices; (m) national parks; (n) housing associations, including registered social landlords; (o) third sector and charities; (p) citizens advice bodies; (q) Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan councils, parish councils; (r) public corporations; (s) public financial bodies or institutions; (t) public pension funds; (u) central banks; and (v) civil service bodies, including public sector buying organisations. 2) Those listed and maintained by the Government on their website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations or any replacement or updated web-link. 3) Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/datasets/publicsectorclassificationguide or any replacement or updated web-link. 4) Those bodies in England, Wales or Northern Ireland which are within the scope of the definition of 'Contracting Authority' in Section 2 of the Procurement Act.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £14,800,000 excluding VAT
- £17,760,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 4 November 2026 to 1 November 2030
- 3 years, 11 months, 28 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
- 90521000 - Radioactive waste treatment services
Contract locations
- UKD11 - West Cumbria
Engagement
Engagement deadline
29 July 2025
Engagement process description
This supplier engagement event is to share details of the requirements of the procurement and engage with our supply chain to ensure that suppliers can fulfil the capability and capacity requirements of NWS' broad customer base to enable the safe, compliant, smooth and cost effective delivery of the NDA mission in line with the current regulatory framework and policy for the duration of the framework. NWS intends to hold a virtual Supplier Engagement Event via MS Teams on Thursday 31st July from 10:00 till 12:00 to share the high-level scope and other details. To register interest in the opportunity and to book your place at the engagement event, please contact either: Gillian.Spence@nuclearwasteservices.uk Julie.M.Parker@nuclearwasteservices.uk Scott.Sowerby@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
22 January 2026
Contracting authority
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNWB-5846-DYCH
Pelham House, Pelham Drive,
Calderbridge, Seascale
CA20 1DB
United Kingdom
Email: matthew.j.smalley@nuclearwasteservices.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-waste-services/about
Region: UKD11 - West Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government