Find a TenderPast planning notice

Published 10 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fusion Futures: Microwave Test Facility

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Services

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Planned pipeline value£100,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 26 Aug 2024from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The objective of the wider project is to develop a requirements set and associated pre-conceptual design, for a microwave test facility.

This test facility may include the ability to test any of the following:

-Component level testing e.g. gyrotron cavity

-High-powered gyrotrons

-Novel source testing

-Waveguide testing

-Low power microwave testing

-Launcher mechanical testing

-Quasi-optical propagation testing

The areas of primary interest for this opportunity are:

-Microwave source testing

-High-powered microwave component testing

-Gyrotron cavity thermal test rig

It is anticipated, subject to market engagement, that a maximum of 5 contracts will be awarded to parties with an interest in future use of such a facility.

The estimated budget for each contract is between £10,000 and £20,000.

This piece of work is required to be completed by the end of February 2025.

CPV: Development consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services · Technical analysis or consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned

Delivery: South East · OX14 3DB

71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services 73220000 Development consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST
Last source update: 10 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST
Authority reference: T/CB/110/24
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-021113
Classification (CPV): Development consultancy servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch consultancy servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047c54 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

10 Jul 2024 → 26 Aug 2024 · 2 dates

Notice published
10 Jul 2024, 15:19 BST
Tender notice expected
26 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.