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Foil Retrieval System

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

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Planning

11 Sep 2026 at 15:02

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Atomic Energy Authority intends to procure an activation foil retrieval system for the LIBRTI Facility. The requirement covers the supply of equipment and associated retrieval capability for activation foils used in a scientific installation. The classification includes piping, plates, sheets, strip and foil-related materials, scientific installations, and storage and retrieval services. The buyer is seeking to engage contractors, small and medium-sized enterprises, designers and manufacturers, so the requirement may suit businesses able to design, manufacture, integrate or supply specialist retrieval equipment. Delivery is planned in the United Kingdom, with the work supporting UKAEA’s Culham-based research activities in Oxfordshire.

This procurement is at the planning stage and sets out UKAEA’s intention to procure; it is not an invitation to tender. UKAEA has scheduled preliminary market engagement, with responses or engagement expected by 9 October 2026. The buyer’s indicative date for a subsequent procurement notice is 1 January 2027. The planned contract period is from 4 January 2027 to 19 July 2027. The procurement is presented as a single lot and is classified as a services requirement. The published estimated value is £0 gross in GBP. The tender is marked as above the relevant threshold. The record does not set out an expected procurement procedure, bid evaluation criteria or participation requirements at this planning stage.

This engagement is relevant to contractors, SMEs, designers and manufacturers with capability in specialist engineering for scientific or nuclear research environments. Businesses that can develop or manufacture foil handling and retrieval equipment, work with plates, sheets, strip, foil or related components, or provide storage and retrieval systems may be well placed to contribute. The requirement could also suit firms able to combine design and manufacturing with delivery of a complete engineered system for a scientific installation. Organisations should prepare evidence of relevant design, fabrication, systems integration and project delivery experience, and consider how their products or technical approach could support activation foil retrieval at the LIBRTI Facility when the procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Foil Retrieval System

Notice Description

UKAEA wishes to engage with contractors, Small to Medium Enterprises (SME), designers, and manufacturers for the supply of an activation foil retrieval system for the LIBRTI Facility

Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109022&TID=100114077&B=

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f850
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086522-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

44160000 - Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items

44170000 - Plates, sheets, strip and foil related to construction materials

45214630 - Scientific installations

63121000 - Storage and retrieval services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jan 20274 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 19 Jul 2027 6-12 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
United Kingdom 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

Further Information

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