Notice Information
Notice Title
Furnace moves
Notice Description
We are using the OEM to move furnaces between buildings. They understand the equipment well, negates/ reduces the risk of failures (short or long term). In addition, the recommissioning would need to be undertaken by the OEM.
Procurement Information
- This supplier is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) - This supplier understands the equipment extremely well - This supplier provides the servicing for the equipment is the point of contact for issues and failures on the equipment - Any long term issues from the move and/or thereafter, will be straight forward with no ambiguity of where fault lies - This supplier will be required to come on site to recommission the equipment in any case.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056007
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049615-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
51135000 - Installation services of furnaces
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £335,725 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 16 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 Sep 2025 - 15 Dec 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Paul Raimbach
- Contact Email
- paul.raimbach@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1235528822
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORDSHIRE
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049615-2025
18th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040396-2025
16th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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