Published date: 27 September 2021
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
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
20210927170052-72814
Published date
27 September 2021
Closing date
1 November 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
21 November 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.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Robert Boston
Address
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG
Telephone
+44 1235467082
Website
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
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