Notice Information
Notice Title
ERATO
Notice Description
This specification covers The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's ("the Authority's") requirement for the ERATO project to support the THALIA Project. The ERATO package is to identify, develop and experimentally prove out a preparation scheme for Liquid Scintillation Counting ("LSC") of lithium salt breeder blanket materials, for direct tritium concentration analysis. The preparation technique is to be demonstrated in an argon/ nitrogen environment. The developed preparation scheme will be implemented into the THALIA workstream aiming to validate use of LSC for quantification of tritium in breeder blanket materials.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d275
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015236-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73111000 - Research laboratory services
73120000 - Experimental development services
73210000 - Research consultancy services
73220000 - Development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £50,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £49,995 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £49,995 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Zed Shoop
- Contact Email
- zed.shoop@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1235468141
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/015236-2026
19th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081829-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069220-2025
29th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067817-2025
23rd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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