Published date: 28 April 2022

Last edited date: 24 May 2022

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: 13 June 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering design services - 71320000

  • Plant engineering design services - 71323200

  • Design consultancy services - 79415200

    • Nuclear safety services - 98113100

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £500,000

Procurement reference

20220428120137-72814

Published date

28 April 2022

Closing date

13 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 June 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This RFP covers The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority ("the Authority's") requirement for UKAEA to issue a design contract for a hot cell extension at its Materials Research Facility (MRF) at its Culham site in Oxfordshire. This would cover the preliminary and detailed design of:

· Two new hot cells (HC4 & HC5) as an extension of the existing hot cell line, each containing a mobile inner containment.

· The integration of advanced sample fabrication equipment (Viteris VHMC03-UKAEA) and mechanical test equipment (walter+bai LFV-20 kN with climate chamber and furnaces from Severn Thermal Solutions, all supplied by DWE Scientific Limited) into the inner containments from HC4 and HC5 respectively. This would include the provision of all services (power, fluids, cooling, gases, hydraulics) necessary to operate the equipment

· Two fully serviced docking stations in the active store for the mobile inner containments when not in the hot cells.

· Provision of 'active' ventilation system to the new cells. In addition, upgrades to the existing ventilation systems on all cells to meet new UKAEA safety requirements. Upon completion of the design contract, UKAEA intend to issue an Invitation to Tender under the Open Procedure for the build of the designed system based upon the procured design.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Jim McGough

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Email

Jim.McGough@ukaea.uk

Website

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