Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcd-d242-7284-b89c-c2ab0c08fae3/reserved-procurement-framework-agreement-for-scaffolding-services-202630 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Reserved Procurement - Framework Agreement for Scaffolding Services 2026/30 [Nuclear Restoration Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nuclear-restoration-services-limited) Estimated value £4,000,000 Published 17 Mar 2026 Deadline Closed 12 Dec 2025 ## Who can bid - Open to suppliers based in the UK The buyer has limited bidding to suppliers with substantive operations in this area. [PPN 005: reserving by supplier location](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ppn-005-reserving-below-threshold-procurements/ppn-005-guide-to-reserving-below-threshold-html) - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender A Framework Agreement for the provision of Scaffolding Services to support minor projects on the Dounreay Site has been awarded by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) Limited (Dounreay). The duration of the Framework Agreement shall be a maximum of 4 years (2+1+1) from April 2026 to March 2028 with the option to extend for a further 1+1 years following a formal performance review. The estimated value of call-off contracts that may be placed through the Framework Agreement for the four year duration is £4M, however, NRS Limited (Dounreay) does not commit to any guarantee of any volume of work or any specific projects being awarded by call-off contracts via this Framework Agreement. ## CPV classification Scaffolding work Scaffolding erection work Scaffolding dismantling work Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-054f98-2026-03-17T08:41:42Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-054f98-2026-03-17T08:41:42Z) 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](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Nuclear Restoration Services Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nuclear-restoration-services-limited) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Norwich City Verges Mowing 2026 · Norse Eastern Ltd · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fd9-70eb-b920-a66dc3e661e1/norwich-city-verges-mowing-2026) [Gwasanaethau Toeau - Gwaith cyfalaf wedi'i gynllunio ac atgyweiriadau ymatebol / Roofing Services - Planned capital works and responsive repairs · Denbighshire County Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6094-72b9-928b-5c887e7ceea4/gwasanaethau-toeau-gwaith-cyfalaf-wedii-gynllunio-ac-atgyweiriadau-ymatebol) [Repair of St Michaels and All Angels Church Wall · Aylsham Town Council · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6316-7235-8948-8f108b3da399/repair-of-st-michaels-and-all-angels-church-wall) [Building Minor Works · Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited · 26 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-9087-7003-bd47-df7bc19d7ff7/building-minor-works) [DGT Helipad Design and Construction · Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15408-969e-7140-a307-fe72fa7128be/dgt-helipad-design-and-construction)