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Published 22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Tritium Safety Diagnostics for the LiBRTI Project

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000£240,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Jan 2026
Contract term 1 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 20 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) Programme seeks to create a world leading UK capability for demonstrating the feasibility of powerplant relevant fusion fuel technologies. All requirements mentioned in the document are to ensure safe operations and/or to monitor equipment performance. The requirements include safety critical equipment and hence is required to be compliant to respective standards provided.

CPV: Nuclear safety equipment · Radiation dosimeters · Radiation monitors · Radiation protection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 moSMEPublished value£200,000
Contract period: 20 Feb 2026 – 1 Apr 2026 (1 mo)Value: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
Last source update
22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Feb 2026
Authority reference
T/MN146/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085502
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Nuclear safety equipmentRadiation dosimetersRadiation monitorsRadiation protection services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Dec 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published309 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by288 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline281 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by265 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts249 days ago
    20 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
    UK4

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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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