UK Atomic Energy Authority Contract Extension for Sampling Services
Summary
The UK Atomic Energy Authority has extended a contract for crop, oil, and liquid sampling services with RCD Lockinge Ltd for six months. This extension is in place while a new tender process is completed to ensure continuity of environmental monitoring services.
What changed
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has awarded a six-month extension to its existing contract with RCD Lockinge Ltd for crop, oil, and liquid sampling services. This extension, valued at £35,070 including VAT, is intended to maintain environmental monitoring capabilities, specifically for detecting low levels of tritium radioactivity near UKAEA facilities, while a new tender process is underway.
This notice is primarily informational for potential suppliers and does not impose new obligations on regulated entities. However, companies interested in providing similar environmental monitoring services should be aware of the UKAEA's ongoing procurement activities. The contract extension runs from March 9, 2026, to April 30, 2026, with a potential further extension to March 31, 2027, if the tender process is delayed.
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Contract
Crop , Oil & Liquid Sampling 6 months extension
- UK Atomic Energy Authority UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-020660
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066434 (view related notices)
Published 7 March 2026, 12:00am
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PO 2116285
Description
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) requires a service to carry out ad hoc liquid and oil analysis, routine sampling and analysis of grass, milk and foodstuffs for levels of tritium radioactivity in order to assess the effect of its operations on the local environment. Normal operations of the UKAEA facilities lead to very small levels of tritium in the environment near the site perimeter; consequently, the analysis method must be able to detect and quantify very low levels of activity in these samples. The incumbent is being awarded for 6 months extension on the current contract before tender is completed to find suitable supplier .
Contract 2. Crop , Oil & Liquid Sampling 6 months extension
Supplier
Contract value
- £29,225 excluding VAT
- £35,070 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
6 March 2026
Contract dates
- 9 March 2026 to 30 April 2026
- Possible extension to 31 March 2027
- 1 year, 23 days Description of possible extension:
If the tender fails or does not conclude for any reason the authority may consider extensions.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Environmental monitoring other than for construction
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
RCD Lockinge Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQJV-1576-DBQY The Old Stables, East Lockinge,
Wantage
OX12 8QY
United Kingdom
Email: accounts@rcd-lockinge.co.uk
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 2. Crop , Oil & Liquid Sampling 6 months extension
Contracting authority
UK Atomic Energy Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre
Oxfordshire
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact name: Hamid Rahman
Telephone: +44 0123456
Email: hamid.rahman@ukaea.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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