Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of five (5) Helium leak detectors
Notice Description
The scope of the contract includes the supply of five (5) Helium leak detectors for the Hydrogen 3 Advanced Technology (H3AT) facility at the UKAEA's Culham Campus. The leak detectors will be utilized within H3AT project to confirm/test the leak rate of systems during installation and commissioning phase.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058c02
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070305-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
24 - Chemical products
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
24111300 - Helium
38431100 - Gas-detection apparatus
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £130,714 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Nov 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Oct 20252 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Eirini Varsamou
- Contact Email
- eirini.varsamou@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- 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/070305-2025
3rd November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060246-2025
26th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050482-2025
21st August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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