Published date: 25 August 2023

Last edited date: 17 October 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Helium - 24111300

  • Liquid nitrogen - 24111800

  • Vacuum pumps - 42122450

    • Tubing - 44164200

    • Steel pressure vessels - 44615100

    • Fabrication work - 45255400

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£600,000 to £950,000

Procurement reference

20230825171646-72814

Published date

25 August 2023

Closing date

2 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 December 2023

Contract end date

31 October 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other: Open

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for a Pressure Assembly fabricated from Stainless Steel Tubing for a Cryogenic Application in Vacuum for its MAST-U experiment.

Full details of the requirement are contained in the Invitation to Tender and Scope documentation available by following the link in this notice.

More information

Links

Additional text

The Authority has added two options: 1. Incentives to aid the successful and early completion of the contract with additional payments by up to £220,000 are included. 2. Produce the production phase of the transition joints for the cryopanels subject to provision of all relevant technical and commercial information. Full details can be found within the Invitation to Tender pack.

About the buyer

Contact name

Robert Franklin

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 1235466915

Email

robert.franklin@ukaea.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority