Published date: 1 August 2019

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 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering services - 71300000

  • Engineering studies - 71335000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services - 90520000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £75,000

Procurement reference

20190801143310-72814

Published date

1 August 2019

Closing date

13 September 2019

Contract start date

4 October 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service 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

UKAEA wishes to initiate a contract to explore the processing, disposal and recycling solutions for waste materials that are likely to be generated during the nuclear operation of a STEP device. This will build upon the research-based waste assessment studies already performed by UKAEA as part of EUROfusion demonstration fusion power plant ('DEMO') studies but with a more engineering and technological focus. The project is aimed at guiding future STEP R&D, for example to indicate if the current "low-activation" constraints can be relaxed or if further mitigation steps are required in the design of STEP. The decommissioning plans for STEP should become part of the design phase and this contract will aim to deliver a prototype plan for a fusion device.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Geoffrey Sussum

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 7511939888

Email

geoffrey.sussum@ukaea.uk

Website

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