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Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals
AI Summary
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Group seeks to establish a single-supplier framework to supply laboratory consumables and chemicals to support routine and specialized laboratory activities across its network of nuclear sites. The framework, to be managed by Sellafield Limited on behalf of Nuclear Restoration Services, Nuclear Waste Services and Sellafield, will encompass a wide range of laboratory items including glassware, pipettes, beakers, filters, containers, HDPE bottles, test strips, alpha‑counting planchets and a variety of small laboratory equipment such as ovens, incubators, stirrers and hotplates. Additionally, high‑grade, specialist chemicals will be required, notably sodium hydroxide (5 litres), nitric acid (2.5 litres), hydrofluoric acid (25 g) and 5‑litre buffer solutions.
The arrangement will cover a dispersed portfolio of delivery sites throughout the United Kingdom, including multiple Nuclear Restoration Services sites in Dounreay, Oldbury, Bristol, Bradwell, Chapelcross, Winfrith, Berkeley, Sizewell A, Hunterston A, Trawsfynydd, Wylfa, Harwell, Hinkley Point A, Dungeness A, Maentwrog, as well as International Nuclear Services and Nuclear Waste Services locations in Cumbria, Lincolnshire and the South West, along with central NDA sites in London, Herder House and Hinton House. The objective of the preliminary market engagement is to gauge supplier capacity and refine procurement specifications for the anticipated duration of the contract, scheduled to run from early 2027 to early 2031.
All supplied items must comply with the relevant United Kingdom laboratory safety and chemical handling standards.
Description
This is a collaborative procurement with Sellafield Limited acting on behalf of the following named contracting authorities:
• Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS)
• Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Dounreay
• Nuclear Waste Services (NWS)
The Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Framework opportunity will include, but is not limited to, the following scope:
• Glassware
• Filter papers
• Filter cards
• Containers
• Vials
• Bungs
• Pipettes
• Beakers
• Test strips
• Pipettes
• HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) bottles
• Alpha counting planchet
• Laboratory equipment (small ovens & incubators, stirrers, hotplates, blenders, heaters, furnaces, heating mantles, mixers, shakers and washers)
• Supply of high grade, specialised chemicals such as Sodium Hydroxide (5 Litres), Nitric Acid (2.5 Litres), Hydrofluoric Acid (25g) and buffer solutions (5 Litres)
This notice is issued by Sellafield Ltd to initiate preliminary market engagement with suppliers. The purpose is to explore the markets capacity and capability for the future provision of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals.
This exercise is for information gathering only and is intended to help the contracting authorities define its requirements and develop its procurement strategy.
Please note that the delivery locations for this framework are spread across the United Kingdom and includes, but is not limited to, the following delivery locations:
• NRS Dounreay, Site Restoration Ltd, Dounreay Central Stores, D8525, Dounreay, Thurso Caithness KW14 7TZ
• International Nuclear Services (INS) Herdus House, Westlake’s Science & Technology Park, Moor Row, Cumbria CA24 3HU
• NWS, Holmrook, Cumbria CA19 1XP
• Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), Pelham House, Pelham Drive, Seascale Cumbria CA20 1DB
• NRS - Oldbury Site, Oldbury, Naite, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 1RQ
• NRS Hub Bristol, Keypoint, Almondsbury Business Park, Great Park Road, Bradley Stoke, BS32 4QQ
• NRS Bradwell Site, Bradwell on Sea, Southminster, Essex, CM0 7HP
• NRS Chapelcross, Chapelcross Site, Annan, Dumfriesshire DG12 6RF
• NRS Winfrith Site, Winfrith, Newburgh, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8WG
• NRS Berkeley, Berkeley Site, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9PA
• NRS Sizewell A, Sizewell A Site Nr Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4UE
• NRS Hunterston A, Site Hunterston A, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, KA23 9RA
• NRS Trawsfynydd Site, Trawsfynydd Site, Blaenau, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 4DT
• NRS Wylfa Site, Wylfa Site, Cemaes, Ynys Môn, LL67 0DH
• NRS Harwell Site, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DF
• NRS Hinkley Point A, Site Hinkley Point A, Site Nr Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA
• NRS Dungeness A, Site Dungeness A, Site Romney, Marsh, Kent, TN29 9PP
• NRS Maentwrog, Maentwrog, Gwynedd LL41 4HY
• NDA - Herdus House Herdus House, Westlakes Science & Technology Park, Moor Row, Cumbria, CA24 3HU
• NDA, Dounreay D2003, Dounreay Thurso Caithness, KW14 7TZ
• NDA, London, 10 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 0NN
• NDA, Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 6GR
• Sellafield Ltd, Lillyhall Stores B641, Lillyhall Stores, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4JW
• Sellafield Ltd, Seascale, Cumbria, CA20 1PG
Estimated date of publication of contract notice: 2026-03-03T23:59:59Z
Contract location: UK
Engagement process description
Interested suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities to aid in the refinement of the future procurement:
- Attendance to a virtual market engagement event. This will be on the 11th December, 1pm-3pm
-Completion of a questionnaire following the market engagement event
Sellafield Ltd welcomes interested suppliers to express their interest by sending a confirmation message via our e-sourcing platform, Atamis, under reference number C28142.
Suppliers should note that all information gathered from this exercise is for the contracting authority’s use and is subject to change.
Please include the following detail in your message:
• Full name
• Company/organisation name
• Contact details (Email and phone number)
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