Published date: 2 February 2022

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


Closing: 22 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Basic metals - 14700000

  • Chemical products - 24000000

  • Parts of nuclear reactors - 42152000

    • Engineering design services - 71320000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

20220202110238-72814

Published date

2 February 2022

Closing date

22 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 January 2022

Contract end date

15 April 2022

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

The STEP Programme and wider UKAEA programmes related to advanced materials development are seeking to explore technology options to provide scalable solutions for isotope separation in metals. Possible solutions include (but are not limited to) electromagnetic techniques to separate ionized materials, selective laser-based ionization, distillation methods involving liquid phases, gas-based separation via centrifuges, and chemical processes based on ion exchange, electrolysis, or electrolytic methods.

UKAEA would like to partner with the industry to explore different technologies and their possibilities. At this stage, this (interaction) could be with companies with key expertise in specific elements of the technology solutions, for example in the production of ion/atomic beams, or with knowledge of ion collection and extraction. Alternatively, we would welcome bids from suppliers with capabilities to develop novel integrated solutions, bringing together various technologies to develop a full isotope separation methodology.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

12 January 2022

Contract start date

19 January 2022

Contract end date

30 April 2022

Total value of contract

£96,115

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Frazer-Nash consultancy ltd

Address

Hill Park Court
Springfield Drive
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 7NL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hugo Silva

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Telephone

+44 0123546

Email

hugo.silva@ukaea.uk

Website

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