Published date: 28 May 2017

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


Closing: 16 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Nuclear fuels - 09340000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,999,995

Procurement reference

BIP260496077

Published date

28 May 2017

Closing date

16 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2019

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?

Yes

Description

This tender covers the scope of work for the initial phase of a five-year integrated programme of R&D on nuclear fuel recycle and waste management, to be completed by December 2018. The programme shall undertake research on Aqueous recycle processes as outlined in Section 4 "Research Requirements" p.15 of the ITT, including:
i.basic chemistry and technology for dissolution, separations and conversion steps
ii.active separations tests on surrogate feeds
iii.active dissolution tests on un-irradiated fuels
iv.a conversion flowsheet for transuranic (TRU) - containing products
v.a minor actinide separations flowsheet for high level waste
For background information, the full specification and further information on this project please see the ITT.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

16 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

28 February 2019

Total value of contract

£1,999,995.64

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

National Nuclear Laboratory Limited

Address

5th Floor Chadwick House Warrington Road
Birchwood Science Park
WARRINGTON
WA3 6AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK

Email

innovation@decc.gsi.gov.uk