Published date: 31 January 2022

Last edited date: 1 February 2022

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


Closing: 1 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy - 09300000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

20220131143508-72814

Published date

31 January 2022

Closing date

1 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

10 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

The STEP programme intends to progress the conceptual design of the STEP Prototype Reactor (SPR) to an investible point by April 2024.
A key aspect of the STEP programme is to consider the overall trajectory to achieve the commercialisation of fusion, identifying the role that the STEP programme and in particular SPR play.

This Invitation to Tender invites Potential Suppliers to submit a tender that may lead to an award of contract for the provision of:

Technical services supporting the commercial pathway of the STEP project via investigative / feasibility studies, technology maturity assessments, high-level development of concept design flowsheets and modelling / assessment of energy systems at a supranational, national or regional level.

More information

Links

Award information

Awarded date

9 December 2021

Contract start date

10 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£225,950

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Atkins Limited

Address

3rd Floor, Acero Sheffield,
Digital Campus,
Concourse Way,
Sheffield, Yorkshire,
S1 2BJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Maili Nugent

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 1235467082

Email

maili.nugent@ukaea.uk

Website

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