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Pre Market Engagement - D&B of Waste Transfer Plant & Equipment

Published 29 May 2026
29 May 2026


Reference: C30748
Description Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd (NRS) is undertaking preliminary market engagement, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, in relation to the potential future procurement of the design, manufacture and testing of plant and equipment for a waste Transfer Corridor, in support of the decommissioning of the legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage facilities at the Dounreay Site, Caithness, Scotland. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued for information and engagement purposes only. It does not commence a procurement procedure and does not represent any commitment by NRS to award a contract. Background and Site Context The Dounreay Site represents one of the most complex decommissioning environments in the UK nuclear estate, combining legacy experimental facilities, constrained site conditions, and long term high hazard activities within a live, regulated nuclear site. The Shaft & Silo programme is expected to span multiple years and will require a breadth of requirements including Plant and Equipment for newly constructed facilities. NRS is exploring the ability to contract design and delivery of Plant and Equipment for a newly constructed Transfer Corridor, as part of the overall programme of works Indicative Scope Indicative requirements may include engineering design, manufacture and testing, operational and maintenance manuals, and delivery for the Plant and Equipment. There may also be a requirement for post-FAT storage. These requirements will enable waste to be safely transferred from the Silo to a new Shaft waste processing facility via a new Transfer Corridor, directly supporting their construction and commissioning. Note: The construction of facilities including the Transfer Corridor, and the installation of the plant and equipment, are outside of this procurement. The scope and delivery approach remain under development and may change.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 71323200 — Plant engineering design services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Local authority
Contract type
Services
Main category
Services
Above threshold
Yes
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Planned
Language
EN
Published
29 May 2026 11:16
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c99
Notice ID
C30748

Everything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.

Organisations

Name Nuclear Restoration Services Limited
Address › Street Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley
Address › Town / city Warrington
Address › Postcode WA3 6GR
Address › Country GB
Address › Country United Kingdom
Address › Region (NUTS) UKD61
Contact › Name David Palmer
Contact › Email david.palmer@dounreay.nrservices.uk
Role buyer
Link https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/nuclear-restoration-servic...
Classification › Description Public authority - sub-central government

Buyer

Name Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Planning

Milestone › Type engagement
Milestone › Due 19 Jun 2026
Milestone › Status scheduled
Document › Document type Market engagement notice
Document › Description Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050718-2026
Document › Published 29 May 2026

Tender

Title Pre Market Engagement - D&B of Waste Transfer Plant & Equipment
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description Plant engineering design services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description Engineering design services
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) UK
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) UKM
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Region (NUTS) UKM6
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Region (NUTS) UKM61
Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Country United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT £12,345,390
Value › Value £10,287,825
Value › Currency GBP
Category services
Above threshold Yes
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start 18 Jan 2027
Lot › Contract period › End 18 Jan 2030
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to 17 Jan 2031
Lot › Can be renewed Yes
Lot › Status planned
Communication › Expected publication 7 Aug 2026
Amendment › Description Updated for Face to Face PME
Status planned
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