Planning

Technologies for the Automation of Nuclear Soft Waste Processing

  • UK Atomic Energy Authority

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-041114

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055f7b

Published 15 July 2025, 2:00pm

Last edited 17 July 2025, 5:18pm

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Scope

Reference

T/CAB080/25

Description

The scope of this notice is for automation and robotic technologies that could undertake or improve the functionality required during the defined waste process

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 2 April 2027
  • 1 year, 2 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 90521410 - Transportation of low level nuclear waste

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

29 July 2025

Engagement process description

The purpose of the market engagement is to understand supplier capability, innovation for Technologies for the Automation of Nuclear Soft Waste Processing. We are undertaking early market engagement to inform a potential future procurement. We invite interested suppliers to complete webinar registration and attend the webinar on 30th July 15:00. The RFI document attached has all the details.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 March 2026


Contracting authority

UK Atomic Energy Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLJV-1169-JTDD

Culham Science Centre

Oxfordshire

OX14 3DB

United Kingdom

Contact name: Colette Broadwith

Telephone: +44 1142293734

Email: colette.broadwith@ukaea.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government