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Planned procurement · Notice 103843-2026

Metallic Waste Treatment Services Framework 2028

Nuclear Waste Services Limited

Value
£97m
Stage
Early notice
Where
North West
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Contract
1 Sep 2028 – 31 Aug 2036

Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.

In plain English

Nuclear Waste Services Limited is setting up a framework (a list of approved suppliers it and its customers can call on) for treating metallic radioactive waste, with work in the North West from 1 September 2028 to 31 August 2036. A place on the framework is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work: it is a zero-value agreement, with an estimated £97,000,000 of spend over the eight years and a maximum of 6 suppliers expected to be appointed.

Good fit for: Established radioactive or nuclear waste treatment contractors able to handle metallic waste across its full lifecycle.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Only about 6 suppliers will get a place An anticipated maximum of 6 suppliers will be appointed to the framework.
  • No spend or work is guaranteed the service will formally be a zero-value agreement, with no spend guaranteed
  • Must know the whole radioactive waste lifecycle Contractors will be required to have knowledge and understanding across the full radioactive waste management lifecycle

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer says

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), (the Client) through its Waste Services line of business, is procuring a Framework for metallic waste treatment on behalf of its Customers. A Customer is defined as any organisation that holds a Waste Services Contract (WSC) with the Client. The aim of the service is to provide access to Contractors with the capability of providing services for the lifecycle management of all wastes that are suitable for metallic waste treatment. Waste will originate from operations, decommissioning and demolition activities at NWS Customer Sites, and all material types suitable for treatment may be present. Contractors will be required to have knowledge and understanding across the full radioactive waste management lifecycle and the ability to operate and execute work and provide support at any stage of the lifecycle on the Customer’s, Contractor’s, Client’s sites or elsewhere when required. There is no obligation within the Client’s WSC for waste management and disposal to be sourced through this route. The current estimated spend including any contingency across the Eight-year service is £97M, although the service will formally be a zero-value agreement, with no spend guaranteed. This estimate has been based on current customers forecasts for metallic waste treatment services, normalised against historic data, as this is expected to make up the majority of the service demand. An anticipated maximum of 6 suppliers will be appointed to the framework. 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 departme…

Read the official notice

What happens next

This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. Read the official notice for the details.

Procedure: not stated. Published 2 Nov 2026.

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