Notice Information
Notice Title
Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems VULCANS
Notice Description
Report on sector requirements and demand, covering: o Demand from public and private sector organisations for Deployable Nuclear Power Sources and their fuels; o Technical specification for isotope systems and fuel forms, in particular drawing on space mission profiles and launch safety requirements; o Capabilities required to exploit the UK's nuclear waste inventory for isotope systems; o Capabilities required and to develop micro-reactor fuel forms and reactors; o Demand for access to SACRED and PuMA2 (including associated potential revenue or cost recovery mechanisms); * Design/Engineering Specification for SACRED and for PuMA2 o Including project plan detailing path to final commissioning o Based on above identified sector requirements * Exploratory Research & Development into manufacturing approaches for fuel forms (both isotopic and fission) and subsequent performance testing * Report on future Critical Micro-Reactor Testing and Validation: o Technical requirements for a critical reactor facility o Potential location and licensing conditions o Level of investment required and customer pipeline o Links to the UK AMR Demonstration programme o Links to UKAEA's Fusion Programme.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-846abde3-a8f3-47c3-8ec6-3371cda5d179
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fc2130e-cced-4b7c-ab8a-14eec49fdcce
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
35113200 - Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £883,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £883,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Oct 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Oct 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Oct 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Oct 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0ET
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fc2130e-cced-4b7c-ab8a-14eec49fdcce
26th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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