The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
North West
Open procedure
25 September 2025 to 24 September 2028

Collection, dismantling, and processing of 6 to 9 Gammacell 3000 and IBL 437 irradiator units to extract Caesium-137 sources. The service includes interim storage for up to 36 months, packaging into 1648C transport containers, and final delivery to the Sellafield Miscellaneous Beta Gamma Waste Store. The project requires complex logistics, regulatory permitting for radioactive material handling, and adherence to strict national security protocols.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £4.5m; As published
Published: 7 March 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 1 September 2025; Eckert & Ziegler
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 24 September 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist radioactive waste management services, including the collection, dismantling, secure storage, and transport of high-activity sealed source irradiator units.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
7 March 2025
Contract awardedto Eckert & Ziegler
1 September 2025
Contract starts
25 September 2025
Contract ends
24 September 2028

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How it compares

11.3× the typical nuclear waste disposal contract (£400k).

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/319548/the-provisions-for-services-to-collect-transport-store-and-process-existing-high
Buyer reference: C24374
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ea87
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. The provisions for services to collect, transport, store and process existing High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources (SRS) using a pre-determined disposal route. Contract award, 7 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/319548/the-provisions-for-services-to-collect-transport-store-and-process-existing-high (accessed 12 October 2026).