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Blockhouse Experimental Area Vision and Audio Monitoring System

UK Atomic Energy Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2026 at 15:15

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

19 Jun 2026 at 12:03

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Atomic Energy Authority commissioned a feasibility study and pre-conceptual design for vision and audible monitoring systems in the LIBRTI facility at Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire. The system is intended to support operational preparation and facility operations in the Blockhouse Experimental Area, including monitoring experimental campaigns, movement, sound and temperature. Equipment will operate in an environment exposed to neutron and gamma radiation. The requirement combines research consultancy with audio-visual, data-transmission, photographic, checking and testing equipment and instruments. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The work is relevant to businesses able to design monitoring systems for specialist research or industrial environments, particularly where visual and audio data must support operational oversight and experimental activity.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following a below-threshold open competition. One lot was evaluated using technical and experience, programme adherence and social value criteria weighted at 70%, with price weighted at 30%. Three bids were received, including two from SMEs. RED ENGINEERING LIMITED was awarded the contract on 28 July 2026 for £29,893 excluding VAT, or £35,872 including VAT. The contract period runs from 30 July 2026 to 30 October 2026. The tender submission deadline was 10 July 2026 at 11:00, and the enquiry period ended on 3 July 2026 at 11:00. The award is active, and the contract covers the single requirement for the LIBRTI facility’s vision and audio monitoring systems.

This award indicates demand from UKAEA for compact, technically credible monitoring solutions supporting fusion research and other radiation-exposed experimental environments. A supplier competing for comparable work would need experience developing or assessing vision and audible monitoring systems, integrating data-transmission and audio-visual equipment, and checking physical conditions such as sound and temperature. Credibility would also depend on understanding how equipment performs around neutron and gamma radiation, translating operational needs into a feasibility study and pre-conceptual design, and producing a practical programme within a short delivery window. Evidence of relevant technical experience, dependable programme management and meaningful social value commitments would matter more than price alone, since technical and experience factors carried most of the evaluation weighting.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Blockhouse Experimental Area Vision and Audio Monitoring System

Notice Description

The LIBRTI project aims to pave the way for fusion powerplant-scale tritium breeding through the exposure and study of experiment 'mock-ups' to a neutron source within the LIBRTI facility. A visual monitoring system, covering installation and configuration of the area during operational preparation, will support facility operations. This is also intended to monitor experimental campaigns, including movement, sound and temperature, where the equipment will be exposed to neutrons and gamma radiation. UKAEA is seeking a Feasibility Study and pre-conceptual design for Vision and Audible Monitoring Systems to monitor installations and campaigns inside the LIBRTI facility.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072282-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

32260000 - Data-transmission equipment

32321200 - Audio-visual equipment

38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics

38500000 - Checking and testing apparatus

38650000 - Photographic equipment

38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£30,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
£29,893 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
30 Jul 2026 - 30 Oct 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORDSHIRE
Postcode
OX14 3DB
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RED ENGINEERING LIMITED

Further Information

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