Published date: 11 November 2021

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: 10 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Magnets - 31630000

  • Industrial machinery - 42000000

  • Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels - 44610000

    • Pressure vessels - 44615000

    • Steel pressure vessels - 44615100

    • Engineering design services - 71320000

    • Engineering-design services for industrial process and production - 71323000

    • Plant engineering design services - 71323200

    • Engineering-related scientific and technical services - 71350000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1 to £270,000

Procurement reference

20211111130050-72814

Published date

11 November 2021

Closing date

10 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

11 December 2021

Contract end date

12 December 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) is differentiated from other fusion tokamaks by the intent to utilise re-mountable joints for its magnet coils to facilitate ease of maintenance and commercial viability.
This requirement is to provide a cryogenic test environment that is a representative of the expected operating environment of STEP and to enable UKAEA to test and develop re-mountable joints, in addition to other components.
UKAEA wishes to appoint a Supplier for the Design, build, supply and installation of Cryostat with Superconducting Magnet, Test Sample current Leads and Variable Temperature Insert This includes:
• Cryostat,
• Integrated superconducting magnet its cryogenic current leads,
• dedicated power supply for magnet,
• The Unit Under Test (UUT) cryogenic current leads and a VTI
This is fully detailed in Appendix 1 - Scope

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About the buyer

Contact name

Abigail Woods

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 1235467082

Email

abigail.woods@ukaea.uk

Website

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