Notice Information
Notice Title
SBRI Cycle 2 Phase 2 Further Competition
Notice Description
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The aim of the competition is to develop solutions to fusion energy challenges in two key priority areas. The competition has two themes. Theme 1: Driving up fusion power plant performance with innovative heating and cooling systems Theme 2: Improving fusion power plant availability with novel fusion materials, technology, and manufacture This is also a Phase 2 Competition from the successful delivery of Phase 1.
Lot Information
Driving up fusion power plant performance with innovative heating and cooling systems
A Phase 2 Pre-Commercial Procurement under SBRI. 1. Driving up fusion power plant performance with innovative heating and cooling systems. Projects can focus on one or more of the following under this theme: Microwave heating challenges: high power, long pulse microwave sources with high electrical efficiency (greater than or equal to 55%) development of special waveguide components, for example, diamond window assemblies, power monitors, expansion units, vacuum pumping access improvements on the high voltage power supplies (50kV) for reduced voltage ripple in a compact assembly while maintaining high electrical efficiency (greater than or equal to 98%) development of optical mirrors for evacuation of high thermal loads (approximately 5MW/m2) high precision optical alignment assemblies for the free space to waveguide coupling Neutral particle beam heating challenges: negative ion beam system with high electrical efficiency (greater than 60%) improved beam neutralisation efficiency, for example, Plasma or Laser Neutralisers development of residual ion energy recovery. improved negative ion source efficiency with caesium free operation reduction in scale; improved ion optics, source uniformity and power handling to reduce size of components development of actively cooled high heat flux components (approximately 5-10 MW/m2) with reactor relevant materials development of fault tolerant 1-2MV fast switching power supply systems with high electrical efficiency development of vacuum pumping systems with pumping speeds of millions of litres per second which allow continuous operation Reactor high heat flux components: jet impingement cooling technology transfer sCO2 as coolant diamond components for heat dispersion novel discrete limiter designs, for example, vaporisation layers, speed of maintenance or increased heat flux performance Additional information: All applicants that received a total average score of 7 were invited to the second stage of the evaluation, which was an assessment centre, evaluated across four overarching topics, scored out of 5.
Improving fusion power plant availability with novel fusion materials, technology, and manufactureA Phase 2 Pre-Commercial Procurement under SBRI. . Improving fusion power plant availability with novel fusion materials, technology, and manufacture Projects can focus on one or more of the following under this theme: fusion grade steels, for example, reduced activation Ferritic or Martensitic (RAFM) development, including, Castable Nanostructured Alloys (CNAs), and Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) steels liquid Metal testing, for example Li, PbLi and Pb scalable or large volume manufacture of tritium breeder materials irradiation resilient joining materials and processes, for example, Tungsten based armour materials, CuCrZr or vacuum vessel ports including fused silica, Mo, MgAl2O4, ZnS, ZnSe novel manufacture of multi-metre complex structures and components for fusion environments testing and evaluation scalable or large volume manufacture of neutron shielding materials manufacture of complex geometry components in refractory metals additive manufacture for non-water coolant components anti-corrosion coatings or novel application methods of corrosion and tritium barrier coatings for complex geometry components development of on-line activation measurements in situ health monitoring of fusion reactor components novel inspection of interfaces in complex multi-material fusion components radiation hard improvements for fusion equipment and plant novel energy conversion technology high temperature superconductors composite materials such as silicon carbide fibre, reinforced silicon carbide novel materials for radiation hard electronic components Additional information: All applicants that received a total average score of 7 were invited to the second stage of the evaluation, which was an assessment centre, evaluated across four overarching topics, scored out of 5.
Procurement Information
Pre-commercial Procurement. Not subject to Public Contract Regulation 2015. https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/guidance-for-applicants/general-guidance/#contents-list
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0401c9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027558-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
73110000 - Research services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £11,662,905 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Sep 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Aug 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
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
- Postcode Area
- Oxford
- Country
- England
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- 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
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
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- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
Notice URLs
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