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    ContractsShaft Large Items Retrieval Contract
    Awarded contract

    Shaft Large Items Retrieval Contract

    Awarded
    £82.1k
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Competitive contract awarded for retrieving large items from shafts at the Dounreay nuclear restoration site.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 14 Jul 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £82.1k
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £82,117
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • PE
      Penny Engineering Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    14 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Dounreay) has awarded a competitive contract for the retrieval of large items from shafts. This opportunity involves the removal and recovery of oversized equipment and materials from underground shaft locations at the Dounreay nuclear site. Suppliers selected for this contract will be responsible for planning and executing safe retrieval operations, handling heavy lifting, transportation, and logistics management. The work requires specialized equipment, experienced personnel, and adherence to strict nuclear site safety and regulatory requirements. Interested suppliers should have demonstrable experience in heavy item retrieval, shaft operations, and nuclear decommissioning environments.

    Track record

    23 awards · 16 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES has awarded 23 contracts to 16 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. WSP UK LIMITED7× · 30%
    2. ARCADIS CONSULTING UK LIMITED2× · 9%
    3. NSG ENVIRONMENTAL LTD1× · 4%
    4. James McGowan Engineering Limited1× · 4%
    5. CORE Nuclear Solutions Ltd1× · 4%
    6. AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd1× · 4%

    +10 more suppliers

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06cb41
    NR
    Buyer
    NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES
    Sector
    Engineering