Published date: 23 October 2020

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: 20 November 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Reactor-cooling systems - 42152100

  • Plant engineering design services - 71323200

  • Miscellaneous engineering services - 71330000

    • Engineering studies - 71335000

    • Engineering-related scientific and technical services - 71350000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1 to £30,000

Procurement reference

20201023140035-72814

Published date

23 October 2020

Closing date

20 November 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

26 March 2021

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 is looking to identify a supplier that can conduct a cryogenics literature review for the STEP fusion reactor. The output of the contract should be a clear technical report, detailing the refrigerant cycle(s), recommendations for each user and to assess the overall feasibility of the STEP cryogenics system. The project budget is £30,000 and contract length to be circa 12 weeks from award.


About the buyer

Contact name

Vincent Tsang

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 1235466444

Email

vincent.tsang@ukaea.uk

Website

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