Published date: 12 March 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: 12 April 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial analysis and accounting software package - 48440000

  • Financial analysis software package - 48441000

  • Analytical or scientific software package - 48461000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£150,000 to £230,000

Procurement reference

20210312193030-72814

Published date

12 March 2021

Closing date

12 April 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

13 April 2021

Contract end date

14 April 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The UKAEA cost management team currently consists of 4 cost engineers. The function is responsible for costing the STEP prototype and commercial fusion reactors. Costing to date has been at top-down level and the aim is to transition to detailed bottom-up costing on sub-systems where the design reaches sufficient level of maturity. Therefore, in the next 2 years, the fusion reactor costing will consist of both top-down and bottom-up costing. Also, on suitable sub-systems and components, value engineering activities are planned. A bespoke in-house solution is being used for the top-down model and a commercial external solution is being sought for the next steps of cost modelling that need to scale from the existing top-down to a full bottom-up cost model of the STEP prototype reactor as well as extrapolate to commercial fusion reactors.

The contract will be in place for 3 +1+ 1 Years - Total of 5 years

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About the buyer

Contact name

Guy Wells

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 0123546

Email

guy.wells@ukaea.uk

Website

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