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Published 8 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) – Detritiation System

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42)Installation services (except software) (51)
+1 moreArchitecture & Engineering (71)
 Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£2,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 9 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKAEA wishes to engage with Small to Medium Enterprises (SME), designers and manufacturers for the supply of a detritiation system for the Tritium Management System located in the new Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) Facility at the Culham Campus.

CPV: Industrial process control equipment · Installation services of electric motors, generators and transformers · Installation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machinery · Integrated engineering services · Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery · Plant engineering design services · Pumps · Steam condensers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 moSMEVCSE
Contract period: 9 Jan 2026 – 1 Apr 2026 (3 mo)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
38810000 Industrial process control equipment42122000 Pumps42165000 Steam condensers42990000 Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery51111000 Installation services of electric motors, generators and transformers51514000 Installation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machinery

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2025, 14:27 BST
Authority reference
T/CE108/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063763
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Industrial process control equipmentInstallation services of electric motors, generators and transformersInstallation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machineryIntegrated engineering servicesMiscellaneous special-purpose machineryPlant engineering design servicesPumpsSteam condensers
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aab4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Oct 2025 → 9 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published384 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
  2. Market engagement365 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT

    uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ We have asked some questions at the end of the annex which we would like you to respond to as described in the attached document.

  3. Tender notice expected330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts292 days ago
    9 Jan 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Oct 2025, 14:33 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 14:27 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    9 Oct 2025, 14:27 BST
    was £600,000
Published amendments (1)

Please note the value for the whole requirement is estimated to be between 1 and 2 million pounds Ex VAT

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

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure