Published date: 16 March 2025

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


Closing: 20 December 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0 to £2,800,000

Procurement reference

20250316123757-72814

Published date

16 March 2025

Closing date

20 December 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 December 2024

Contract end date

14 August 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The aim of the competition is to develop solutions to fusion energy challenges in two key priority areas. The competition has two themes Novel concepts for robust diagnostics systems and Robust components for sensing and control.

A total of up to £2.8m inclusive of VAT, is allocated to this competition.

We expect to fund a number of projects. Each project should be delivered by August 2025.

Each project can range in size up to total costs of £250,000, inclusive of VAT.

Please refer to attachments for the full competition guidance.

More information

Links

Award information

Awarded date

14 February 2025

Contract start date

14 February 2025

Contract end date

29 August 2025

Total value of contract

£3,472,864.29

This contract was awarded to 16 suppliers.

3 Sci Ltd

Address

The Innovation Centre, Fareham, PO13 9FU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £249,518.74

First Light Fusion Ltd

Address

Unit 10 Oxford Industrial Park, OX5 1QU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £248,842.20

Amentum Clean Energy Ltd

Address

305 Bridgewater Place, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6GN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £247,677.32

Nascent Semiconductor Ltd

Address

Carter House, Pelaw Leazes Ln, Durham, United Kingdom, DH1 1TB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £241,555.20

Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd

Address

99 George Street, Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, G1 1RD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £227,592.00

Kyoto Fusioneering UK Ltd

Address

C/O Gravita Oxford Llp First Floor, Park Central, 40/41 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £215,570.76

University of Leeds

Address

Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £154,771.31

Full Matrix Ltd

Address

27, Harcombe Road, Cambridge, CB1 9PD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £239,695.82

University of Edinburgh

Address

Murchison House, King's Buildings 10 Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £247,583.90

Oxford Sigma Ltd

Address

Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1BY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £249,839.97

IDOM UK Ltd

Address

Unit 17g, The Leathermarket, 106a Weston Street London SE1 3QB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £188,182,34

Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd

Address

99 George Street, Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, G1 1RD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £108,027.60

University of Warwick

Address

University House, University of Warwick, Kirby Corner Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £249,996.85

MuWave Ltd

Address

71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £173,590.80

Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd

Address

99 George Street, Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow, G1 1RD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £181,381.20

Oxford Sigma Ltd

Address

Oxford Centre for Innovation, New Road, Oxford, OX1 1BY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Contract value (inclusive of VAT) £249,038.28

About the buyer

Contact name

Emily Akehurst

Address

Culham Campus
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Email

emily.akehurst@ukaea.uk

Website

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