GDES has secured a position on the multi-million pound framework to provide decommissioning services to Dounreay Site Restoration Limited.

GDES Limited, the wholly-owned UK subsidiary of GDES Group, has won a place as part of the Dounreay Wood Alliance (DWA) on the multimillion-pound framework contract to provide decommissioning solutions to Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) at Dounreay in Scotland.

The framework contract will run for up to seven years and has an estimated value of £400 million. Six successful bidders have been appointed to the framework, which covers projects to enable decommissioning of the Dounreay site. DWA, with Wood as prime contractor, combines sub-contractors GDES, Orano and Aquila.

Ramon Almoguera, GDES Ltd Managing Director, said: “We have been working at Dounreay for the past decade and now are delighted to be working additionally with Wood, and our Alliance partners on this important framework. This win crystallises our future and long-term commitment to both Caithness and the wider UK market. The UK is a key strategic market for GDES Group, and this framework brings us one step closer to consolidating and growing sustainably a long-term business supported by our international knowledge, experience and expertise.”