Notice Information
Notice Title
Repurposing of 400/36kV Substation & 36kV Switchgear
Notice Description
The Authority wishes to commission an organisation to deliver a work package to provide a repurposed and refurbished 400/36kV private network that is sufficient for current and future UKAEA operations and private Fusion facilities after the closure of the JET experiment at the Culham Science Centre.
Planning Information
Publication of the preliminary market engagement notice and communication with potential suppliers to notify them of the upcoming opportunity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fc82
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085816-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45310000 - Electrical installation work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Dec 20256 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 20 Mar 2026 - 20 Aug 2027 1-2 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 ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Emilie Terry
- Contact Email
- emilie.terry@ukaea.uk
- Contact Phone
- +12 35528822
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/085816-2025
23rd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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