Notice Information
Notice Title
Design Innovation and Validation of TF Cable Prototype and S Coil Prototype
Notice Description
The UKAEA Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) Confinement Systems team seeks a procurement partner to advance the manufacturing design of its high current density high temperature superconducting cable through an innovation programme structured into several phases. The contract will include hold points to assess satisfactory progress (both schedular and technical) within each phase, prior to proceeding to the next phase.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The UKAEA Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) Confinement Systems team seeks a procurement partner to advance the manufacturing design of its high current density high temperature superconducting cable through an innovation programme structured into several phases. The contract will include hold points to assess satisfactory progress (both schedular and technical) within each phase, prior to proceeding to the next phase.
Procurement Information
A PIN was released to the open market, with only one technically feasible supplier responding. The other PIN responses received indicated the required timelines wouldn't be feasible, and as such the open tender process was cancelled as per Regulation 32 (2a), with no suitable requests to participate submitted except from the Contractor.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0491fd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026405-2024
- 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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Aug 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Aug 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Unsuccessful
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Unsuccessful
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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