Services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UK
Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityEstimated Value
Up to £23,000,000
Deadline
10 November 2026
28 days remaining
Published
13 October 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Framework for the Provision of services to support the National Rollout for establishing a waste management route for existing High Activity Sealed Sources (HASS) in the UK. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is seeking to appoint a single supplier to support delivery of the National Rollout of Operation Fieldfare. The services comprise the safe, secure and compliant collection, dismantling, transport, interim storage, processing and return of Caesium-137 High Activity Sealed Sources contained within irradiator units located across the United Kingdom.
Eligibility & compliance
The supplier will be required to provide an end-to-end waste management solution, including all necessary planning, site liaison, regulatory approvals, transport arrangements, source recovery, packaging, consignment documentation and delivery of sources to a UK site designated by the Authority, including Sellafield where applicable.
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The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) wants one supplier to manage the whole waste‑management process for Caesium‑137 high‑activity sealed sources (HASS) from irradiator units across the UK. The work covers collection, dismantling, transport, interim storage, processing and final delivery to an authorised site such as Sellafield.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
TUV SUD LTD
£11m
total awarded
- 2
Nuclear Industry Association
5 contracts wonlatest 2 Jun 2026£309,080
total awarded
- 3
The Copyright Licensing Agency Limited
4 contracts wonlatest 30 Apr 2026ends 31 Mar 2026£304,830
total awarded
- 4
National Nuclear Laboratory
3 contracts wonlatest 22 Sept 2026£12m
total awarded
- 5
Winchester Consulting Ltd
£146,570
total awarded
TUV SUD LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Nuclear Decommissioning AuthorityKey Dates
Published
13 October 2026
Submission deadline
10 November 2026
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