Notice Information
Notice Title
CuCrZr Alloy Market Engagement
Notice Description
This Market Engagement Notice (MEN) aims to gather information from potential suppliers on solutions and capabilities in relation to the procurement and provision of CuCrZr alloy. This is not a request for quotation but a preliminary stage to assess the market. UKIFS wish to investigate the use of CuCrZr as heat sink for several plasma-facing components and suppliers capabilities in heat sink development in various forms: plates, bars and tubes and in doing UKIFS wish to develop an overview of the markets availability. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Metal-ores-and-alloys./Z32589C4DR To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z32589C4DR
Planning Information
All submission must be submitted by 15:00 on the 14th of April 2026 though the Delta tender platform. Any correspondence should be completed through the Delta Tender Platform https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06728c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026734-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
-
- CPV Codes
14600000 - Metal ores and alloys
14620000 - Alloys
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £115,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Mar 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Apr 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
- 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 FUSION ENERGY LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/026734-2026
24th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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