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Published 2 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Delivery of a Cryocooler System

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Planned pipeline value£108,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 22 Apr 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 11 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 12 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKIFS are seeking to procure a cryocooler to house a vibration sensitive device. Optical access to the device is essential, as are electrical feedthroughs to enable power and device diagnostics.

CPV: Cooling and ventilation equipment · Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery · Industrial machinery · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 11 moSME
Contract period: 12 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 (11 mo)
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator42000000 Industrial machinery42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment42510000 Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery51100000 Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment

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
Below threshold
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
2 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
Last source update
3 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
Authority reference
STEP -T-RK026-2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012668
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Cooling and ventilation equipmentHeat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machineryIndustrial machineryInstallation services of electrical and mechanical equipmentResearch, testing and scientific technical simulator
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbb0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Apr 2025 → 12 May 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
  3. Market engagement
    16 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST

    To respond to this MEN, please complete Appendix 1: Questionnaire and submit it via project messaging facility in the EU-supply portal by 11:00 15th April 2025. Early responses would be appreciated to help inform planning decisions. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicT… ↗ Please search using the unique tender ID: 98071

  4. Tender notice expected
    22 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    12 May 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 09:11 BST
    UK2

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 Industrial Fusion Solutions LTD

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 14620804 Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure