Published date: 2 April 2024

Last edited date: 3 April 2024

This notice was replaced on 2 April 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 2 April 2024, last edited 2 May 2024)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

  • Composition and purity testing and analysis services - 71610000

  • Technical inspection and testing services - 71630000

    • Technical testing services - 71632000

    • Non-destructive testing services - 71632200

Location of contract

WA3 6GR

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

CF-0133600D4L000000iAvzUAE

Published date

2 April 2024

Closing date

26 April 2024

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

29 April 2024

Contract end date

12 May 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This specification describes the test and reporting requirements for a mechanical property
test regime, required to gather data for SWTC - 255 Transport Package components. The
program of work covers Fracture Toughness, Residual Stress Measurement, Instrumented
Fracture Toughness and Tensile Testing.

There is a UK strategic requirement for an IAEA SSR-6 compliant transport package, known as the SWTC-255, that will enable the transport of low heat generating waste from storage sites across the UK to a Geological Disposal Facility.

An Integrated Project Team (IPT), consisting of NTS, NWS and NDA are leading the design of the SWTC-255. A programme of work has been agreed with NWS to develop the package through preliminary design with the aim of achieving a Technical
Readiness Level (TRL) of 4.

The SWTC-255 package body and lid are currently specified as being manufactured by machining of Cast Martensitic Steel (CMS) to BS EN 10213:2007 Steel No. 1.6982. Several manufacturability studies have been completed that concluded this was the preferred material to use for the SWTC-255.

NTS commissioned a review of previous material studies to inform the development of a brittle fracture case for the SWTC-255. The report recommended a program of additional testing to establish fracture toughness properties of the CMS.

Suppliers are invited to respond to our open procedure via the Atamis e-procurement system at https://one-nda.force.com/s/Welcome

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

SWTC Demonstration of Avoidance of Brittle Fracture

  • Opportunity
  • Published 2 April 2024, last edited 2 April 2024

About the buyer

Contact name

Harry Spracklen

Address

Hinton House
Warrington
WA3 6GR
GB

Email

harry.spracklen@ntsglobal.uk