Award

STEP WP5 - Heat Pipe Design Challenge

UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

29 Nov 2019 at 14:01

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is conducting a tender titled "STEP WP5 - Heat Pipe Design Challenge" related to the radioactive materials industry. This procurement is currently in the award stage, with the contract valued at £99,525.11. The contract period commenced on 15th November 2019 and will conclude on 28th February 2020. The tender was officially published on 29th November 2019, and successful suppliers include Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd and Brunel University, who will be working on innovative heat pipe designs for the STEP divertor target at the Culham Science Centre in Abingdon, South East England. The tender initially required submissions by 4th November 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in mechanical engineering services, research, and development, particularly those with expertise in heat exchange units and high heat flux applications. SMEs with innovative technical solutions in heat pipe technology are particularly well-suited to compete, as the project aims to harness industrial expertise outside the fusion community. As the fusion reactor sector continues to evolve, suppliers offering creative engineering solutions and feasibility studies could find valuable prospects for collaboration and contract opportunities.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

STEP WP5 - Heat Pipe Design Challenge

Notice Description

Managing the heat exhaust from a fusion reactor is one of the most pressing challenges facing those seeking to realise a commercial power plant design For spherical tokamak designs such as STEP, the compact nature of the device potentially increases the heat fluxes on the plasma-facing components and restricts the space for incorporating cooling when compared to conventional larger aspect-ratio tokamaks such as ITER or EU-DEMO. A fusion reactor heat exhaust is handled via a divertor, which needs to handle large heat fluxes (>10 MW.m-2) especially in the divertor target 2Heat pipes have been proposed as potential technology for fusion high heat flux components since at least 1972. Liquid metal filled heat pipes have been tested under fusion relevant heat fluxes as recently as 2018. Despite this, there remain significant outstanding questions before they can be considered as a feasible solution for the fusion heat exhaust problem The STEP Work Package 5 (Resilient Nuclear Components) wishes to harness industrial expertise in heat pipe design outside the fusion community and to identify whether this expertise can be applied to developing an innovative heat pipe concept design for the STEP divertor target. This design challenge is ultimately concerned with the feasibility of implementation for a heat pipe high heat flux handling solution within the divertor region of a fusion reactor. The UKAEA is seeking the assessment of innovative preliminary concept designs of a high heat flux heat pipe suitable for use as a STEP divertor target. The total duration of the activities of this initial contract shall not exceed 12 weeks and must be completed by March 2020.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-997a235b-367d-44d9-bac7-b217c8e7b380
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ef9867a-f58e-4514-8c2d-0474042a8ed6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

42 - Industrial machinery

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

09343000 - Radioactive materials

38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

42511100 - Heat-exchange units

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

71333000 - Mechanical engineering services

71335000 - Engineering studies

71336000 - Engineering support services

71337000 - Corrosion engineering services

71356200 - Technical assistance services

73120000 - Experimental development services

73220000 - Development consultancy services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£99,525 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Nov 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Nov 20196 years ago
Contract Period
15 Nov 2019 - 28 Feb 2020 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
UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
ABINGDON
Postcode
OX14 3DB
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
South Oxfordshire
Electoral Ward
Sandford & the Wittenhams
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

AAVID THERMACORE EUROPE

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-997a235b-367d-44d9-bac7-b217c8e7b380-2019-11-29T14:01:47Z",
    "date": "2019-11-29T14:01:47Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-997a235b-367d-44d9-bac7-b217c8e7b380",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "20191129140143-72814",
        "title": "STEP WP5 - Heat Pipe Design Challenge",
        "description": "Managing the heat exhaust from a fusion reactor is one of the most pressing challenges facing those seeking to realise a commercial power plant design For spherical tokamak designs such as STEP, the compact nature of the device potentially increases the heat fluxes on the plasma-facing components and restricts the space for incorporating cooling when compared to conventional larger aspect-ratio tokamaks such as ITER or EU-DEMO. A fusion reactor heat exhaust is handled via a divertor, which needs to handle large heat fluxes (>10 MW.m-2) especially in the divertor target 2Heat pipes have been proposed as potential technology for fusion high heat flux components since at least 1972. Liquid metal filled heat pipes have been tested under fusion relevant heat fluxes as recently as 2018. Despite this, there remain significant outstanding questions before they can be considered as a feasible solution for the fusion heat exhaust problem The STEP Work Package 5 (Resilient Nuclear Components) wishes to harness industrial expertise in heat pipe design outside the fusion community and to identify whether this expertise can be applied to developing an innovative heat pipe concept design for the STEP divertor target. This design challenge is ultimately concerned with the feasibility of implementation for a heat pipe high heat flux handling solution within the divertor region of a fusion reactor. The UKAEA is seeking the assessment of innovative preliminary concept designs of a high heat flux heat pipe suitable for use as a STEP divertor target. The total duration of the activities of this initial contract shall not exceed 12 weeks and must be completed by March 2020.",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "09343000",
            "description": "Radioactive materials"
        },
        "additionalClassifications": [
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "38970000",
                "description": "Research, testing and scientific technical simulator"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "42511100",
                "description": "Heat-exchange units"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "71241000",
                "description": "Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "71333000",
                "description": "Mechanical engineering services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "71335000",
                "description": "Engineering studies"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "71336000",
                "description": "Engineering support services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "71337000",
                "description": "Corrosion engineering services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "71356200",
                "description": "Technical assistance services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "73120000",
                "description": "Experimental development services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "73220000",
                "description": "Development consultancy services"
            },
            {
                "scheme": "CPV",
                "id": "73300000",
                "description": "Design and execution of research and development"
            }
        ],
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "South East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2019-11-04T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2019-11-15T00:00:00Z",
            "endDate": "2020-03-27T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": false
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services"
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-106059",
            "name": "United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Culham Science Centre",
                "locality": "Abingdon",
                "postalCode": "OX14 3DB",
                "countryName": "ENG"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Vincent Tsang",
                "email": "vincent.tsang@ukaea.uk",
                "telephone": "+44 1235466444"
            },
            "details": {
                "url": "http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-131697",
            "name": "Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd 12 Wansbeck Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 8QW"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-131698",
            "name": "Brunel University",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Brunel University"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Brunel University of London 087f Elliott Jaques Building College of Engineering Design and Physical Sciences Brunel University Uxbridge UB8 3PH United Kingdom"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-106059",
        "name": "United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority"
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-b5fd17-997a235b-367d-44d9-bac7-b217c8e7b380-1",
            "status": "active",
            "date": "2019-11-20T00:00:00Z",
            "datePublished": "2019-11-29T14:01:47Z",
            "value": {
                "amount": 99525.11,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-131697",
                    "name": "Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd"
                },
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-131698",
                    "name": "Brunel University"
                }
            ],
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2019-11-15T00:00:00Z",
                "endDate": "2020-02-28T23:59:59Z"
            },
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ef9867a-f58e-4514-8c2d-0474042a8ed6",
                    "datePublished": "2019-11-29T14:01:47Z",
                    "format": "text/html",
                    "language": "en"
                },
                {
                    "id": "2",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "Additional data",
                    "url": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=30408&B=UK"
                },
                {
                    "id": "3",
                    "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                    "description": "User / Company",
                    "url": "https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}