Published date: 12 August 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£64,529.53

Procurement reference

PSS_2024_062

Published date

12 August 2024

Closing date

31 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

National Nuclear Laboratory has award a contract to the University of Manchester for Pelleting work for ESA. The objective of this work package is to make and test U/Ce oxide ceramic pellets.
The tasks will include:
Manufacture of U/Ce oxide pellets, to a defined specification, including pressing and sintering
Reporting of key characteristics including: grain size, pellet cracking (if any) etc
Refinement of conditions, if optimisation is required
Route to reproducibility
Research into how validation of key pellet parameters can be carried out

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2024

Contract start date

1 May 2024

Contract end date

30 October 2024

Total value of contract

£64,529.53

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University of Manchester

Address

Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL

Reference

Companies House number: 3857752

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Stacey O'Driscoll

Address

Havelock Road
Derwent Howe
Workington
CA143YQ
England

Email

nnl.procurement@uknnl.com