Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-bd5c-7147-9d10-62c77cabd41f/expert-support-and-alternative-solutions-framework [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedure # Expert Support and Alternative Solutions Framework [Nuclear Waste Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nuclear-waste-services-limited) Pays 97% within 30 daysEstimated value £14,500,000 Published 24 Apr 2026 Deadline Closed 28 Apr 2025 ## Who can bid - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Nuclear Waste Services (NWS), through its Waste Services line of business, will provide an Expert Support & Alternative Treatment Solutions (ESAS) service to both Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and non-NDA customers. The ESAS Framework (estimated value of £14.5m, although formally a zero-value agreement with no spend guaranteed) will be available to all NWS customers with a Waste Services Contract. The Framework includes: - On-site support; - Technical and professional waste services; - Enabling activities; - Development and delivery of alternative solutions (including pilots); - Research & Development; - Container and Package Quality. As the diversion of LLW from LLW Repository (nr Drigg, Cumbria) has become business as usual over the past 10 years and decommissioning programmes at customer sites have matured; the types of waste being managed through NWS frameworks has changed. NWS is seeing an increase in the number of challenging / problematic waste streams which require broader waste acceptance criteria and/or a range of specialist waste management advice/support. Customers often also require support higher up in the waste lifecycle / value chain, covering route development / optimisation, characterisation techniques and training of their internal resources. This trend is set to continue as further changes in decommissioning occur over the next decade. The ESAS Framework therefore supports NWS' mission and vision by providing access to an experienced pool of expert resources and fit for purpose responsive solutions. The Framework provides access to contractors with knowledge and understanding across the full radioactive waste management lifecycle and the ability to operate and execute work and provide support at any stage of the lifecycle. The Framework will be for use by organisations that either currently hold, or may in future enter into, a Waste Services Contract with NWS. These organisations include private sector bodies, plus public sector bodies that fall into one or more of the following categories (please see attachment). Read full description ## CPV classification Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/270763bd-8861-4bfe-a1c7-e5bff69f6400) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileNuclear Waste Services Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nuclear-waste-services-limited)[SectorMore Sewage, refuse, cleaning & environmental tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/sewage-refuse-cleaning-environmental) ## More tenders like this [Legionella Consultancy Services South Norfolk Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-10ba-7014-b1c1-016db3ffb9a8/legionella-consultancy-services)[CVG Close & Cleaning Contract 2027 - 2029 Clyde Valley Housing Association Limited 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-33da-7157-81c2-c436f876675c/cvg-close-cleaning-contract-2027-2029)[Scrap Metal, LAB (Lead Acid Batteries) and Abandoned Vehicles Collection, Transportation and Recycling Leeds City Council 32 days left 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-5842-73c7-b50c-d3b4f7df419a/scrap-metal-lab-lead-acid-batteries-and-abandoned-vehicles-collection-transp)[Provision of Window Cleaning Services Nottingham Trent University 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-5864-70da-bf83-bc4caf9b193f/provision-of-window-cleaning-services)[Provision of West Ardnamurchan Refuse & Recycling Collections Highland Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7b01-724d-9e1e-a712a0c8d8d3/provision-of-west-ardnamurchan-refuse-recycling-collections)[Bishop Auckland College ~ Cleaning Tender Bishop Auckland College ~ Cleaning Tender 27 days left 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-82dd-7270-80b1-225a2de20cdb/bishop-auckland-college-cleaning-tender)