Provision of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals

What the buyer is asking for

There is a requirement for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Group (NDA) to put in place a single supplier Contract for Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals to support operational activities across the NDA nuclear sites. This is a collaborative procurement with Sellafield Limited acting on behalf of the following named Operating Companies: • Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) • Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Dounreay • Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) This collaborative procurement will result in the award of separate contracts to each Operating Company. The Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals Contract 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 and buffer solutions (5 Litres)

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 40%qualityTechnical Award CriteriaThe technical award criteria accounts for 40% of the overall tender.
• 10%qualitySocial Value CriteriaThe social value criteria accounts for 10% of the overall tender.
• 50%pricePricePrice accounts for 50% of the overall tender.

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  The legal and financial capacity conditions are contained within the 'Procurement Specific Questionnaire', please refer to Appendix 2- Conditions of Participation Criteria.

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published32 days ago

   21 Aug 2026, 10:36 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 6 days

   28 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 15 days

   7 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 170 days

   10 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice17 Apr 2026, 15:17 BST035302-2026
2. Tender notice21 Aug 2026, 10:36 BST079790-2026

Payment terms

Contained within tender conditions (found in folder Appendix 8 Terms and Conditions)

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender