Notice Information
Notice Title
High Power Microwave Test Facility, ARGO - Preliminary Market Engagement
Notice Description
High-power microwave test facility or ARGO I (Advanced Research in GHz Operations) For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Engineering-design-services./B7Z5G6W7K9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B7Z5G6W7K9
Planning Information
To respond to this PMEN, please complete and submit Appendix 1: Questionnaire via the Delta portal by 13:00hrs on 12th January 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f5cc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082933-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71320000 - Engineering design services
71323000 - Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
71336000 - Engineering support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 18 Apr 2026 - 19 Oct 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD.
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
- Contact Phone
- 00000000000
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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082933-2025
15th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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