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How to win: Legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage decommissioning - Dounreay.

A works contract from Nuclear Restoration Services Limited, worth £40,000,000. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Value

£40,000,000

About this contract

Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd (NRS) is undertaking preliminary market engagement, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, in relation to the potential future procurement of Delivery Partner services for the decommissioning of the legacy Shaft and Silo ILW storage facilities at the Dounreay Site, Caithness, Scotland.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Nuclear Restoration Services Limited scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £40,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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