Sellafield Mixed Metals 2024

Nuclear Waste Services
North West
Selective procedure
3 June 2025 to 2 June 2029

Management of mixed metallic waste generated at the Sellafield site on a call-off basis. The contract involves handling a guaranteed minimum volume of 500 tonnes per 12-month period, with an estimated annual throughput of up to 900 tonnes of metallic waste.

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Awarded value: £12.1m; As published
Published: 10 June 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 3 June 2025; Cyclife UK Limited
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 2 June 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist radioactive and mixed metallic waste management, treatment, and disposal services for large-scale nuclear site operations.

Category: Radioactive waste treatment services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
10 June 2025
Contract awardedto Cyclife UK Limited
3 June 2025
Contract starts
3 June 2025
Contract ends
2 June 2029

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The buyer

Type: Other public body
Nuclear waste disposal contracts, 24 months: 20
Open nuclear waste disposal tenders: 0
Typical nuclear waste disposal contract: £600k

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How it compares

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

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/6634/sellafield-mixed-metals-2024
Buyer reference: CF-0242300D4L000000iAvzUAE
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-05468228-912c-4b42-a18e-5af1ecf6d3e7
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Nuclear Waste Services. Sellafield Mixed Metals 2024. Contract award, 10 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/6634/sellafield-mixed-metals-2024 (accessed 12 October 2026).