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H3AT TMC Metal Bellow Pump

UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY

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14 Mar 2023 at 08:03

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Summary of the contracting process

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has awarded a £40,000 contract for the H3AT TMC Metal Bellow Pump to IBS Inc. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, involved the design and operation of a test rig for tritium monitoring and counting. The award was made under an open procedure, with a tender period ending on January 13, 2023, and a contract period running from January 27 to March 31, 2023. The procurement falls under the goods category and is suited for SMEs and VCSEs.

This procurement opportunity for the metal bellow pump presents a chance for businesses in the electric pumps, pumps, and vacuum pumps industries to secure contracts with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Companies with expertise in gas analysis and related technologies, particularly in tritium measurements, would be well-suited to compete. The contract offers a minimum value of £30,000 and is expected to facilitate innovations in tritium analytics to support safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements within the fuel cycle.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

H3AT TMC Metal Bellow Pump

Notice Description

The objective of Tritium Monitoring and Counting (TMC) project is to design, build and operate a test rig that will allow different on-line gas composition analysers to be tested under some of operating conditions that would be found in the DEMO plant. The intention of this work is to develop a tritium analytics experiment to support the DEMO tritium accountancy concept, namely, to provide improved knowledge on critical measurement techniques so that the associated uncertainty of the DEMO accountancy statement is reduced. Achieving this is prerequisite to satisfying the regulatory requirements pertaining to safety, the environment and non-proliferation for which the need to know how much tritium there is and where the tritium is in the fuel cycle at all times is key. A further requirement is the ability to measure tritium to satisfy the needs for process monitoring and control (PMC). To this end, four operating conditions have been identified: static, continuous, recirculation and response rate. The first phase of this project (Romanelli, 2021) showed that Raman and Mass Spectrometry are highly advanced in technical readiness for tritium measurements in DEMO. Therefore, Raman Spectrometry will be tested as a continuous measurement technique with Mass Spectrometry used as a reference technique. The TMC experimental rig is intended for gas analysis using a reference analyser and analytical analysers. The mass spectrometer has been chosen as the reference analyser while the Raman spectrometer is the analytical analyser. There is also the potential for using a second analytical analyser. Gas samples will be analysed using these analysers in different operational modes. The analysed gases will then be evacuated to a suitable location. Among the several required components for the TMC rig, there are different types of pumps. Object of the present tender is a metal bellow pump.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-cca9bf82-e43e-4638-9f25-dfb702faa1c6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/660fc91a-10ef-4c01-a2be-768b537d4598
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

31681200 - Electric pumps

42122000 - Pumps

42122450 - Vacuum pumps

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£16,300 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20233 years ago
Contract Period
7 Mar 2023 - 29 Sep 2023 6-12 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
Ben Oborne
Contact Email
ben.oborne@ukaea.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1235467082

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
1
Supplier Name

IBS

Further Information

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