Waste Characterisation Support on the Dounreay site

Nuclear Restoration Services
Scotland
Selective procedure
14 September 2026 to 31 August 2028

Eleven contracts were awarded to four suppliers for waste characterisation support at the Dounreay site. The notice gives no waste-stream volumes, sampling or analytical methods, site work pattern, or specified deliverables, limiting further technical comparison.

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Awarded value: £3m; As published
Published: 7 October 2026
Awarded: 14 September 2026; AtkinsRéalis, Amentum Clean Energy, Cavendish Nuclear and 1 more
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 31 August 2028

What the contract covers

Call-off

Provision of technical waste characterisation services supporting waste management operations at nuclear decommissioning sites and facilities.

Waste Characterisation Support on the Dounreay site

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Call-off
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 14 September 2026 to 31 August 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71356300

Services in this contract

Environmental radioactivity monitoring and radiological analysisMain service£90k typicalRadioactive waste characterisation support at Dounreay

Lifecycle

Published
7 October 2026
Contract awardedto AtkinsRéalis, Amentum Clean Energy, Cavendish Nuclear and 1 more
14 September 2026
Contract starts
14 September 2026
Contract ends
31 August 2028

The buyer

Nuclear Restoration Services

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The suppliers

AtkinsRéalis

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Amentum Clean Energy

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Cavendish Nuclear

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3875055/waste-characterisation-support-on-the-dounreay-site
Buyer reference: CF-0301500D4L000000iAvzUAE
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-c52489e6-4bcb-47d9-9396-683b004c9222
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Nuclear Restoration Services. Waste Characterisation Support on the Dounreay site. Contract award, 7 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3875055/waste-characterisation-support-on-the-dounreay-site (accessed 5 November 2026).