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title: "DEMO RMTF - TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-19513540-2294-4c13-a03b-26b2446db481"
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# DEMO RMTF - TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell

Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-19513540-2294-4c13-a03b-26b2446db481

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## Summary

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is seeking bids for the DEMO RMTF - TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell project, focusing on research and testing facilities construction work. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on 16th August 2023 and a contract period starting on 13th September 2023 and ending on 31st March 2024. The project is located at Culham Science Centre in Abingdon, with the main procurement category being goods and open procedure as the procurement method.

This tender opportunity by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority provides a chance for businesses in the industrial robots and research, testing, and scientific technical simulator sectors to engage. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly suited to participate. The project aims to develop robotic systems for handling flexible payloads, offering growth potential for businesses involved in related technologies and services.

## Notice

RACE is developing the DEMO Remote Maintenance Test Facility (RMTF), which is intended to mitigate remote handling risks in the DEMO tokamak reactor project and to advance RACE's understanding of handling blanket segments - heavy, flexible payloads lining the inside of the reactor vessel. The programme of work for the RMTF will involve the development and subsequent integration of a number of test rigs delivering a range of DEMO relevant capabilities. The TR0 Modular Integration Work Cell (the subject of this procurement specification, henceforth referred to as "TR0") has been commissioned as a first step in understanding the performance of robotic systems when handling flexible payloads. TR0 will facilitate the development of control algorithms and will help to inform (and therefore de-risk) the design of subsequent RMTF test rigs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e29e727c-3366-4f1d-9c30-ab604f8a9ed5 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY |
| Locality | ABINGDON |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX14 3DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | South Oxfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Sandford & the Wittenhams |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- 42997300 - Industrial robots
- 45214620 - Research and testing facilities construction work

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2023 at 11:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e29e727c-3366-4f1d-9c30-ab604f8a9ed5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e29e727c-3366-4f1d-9c30-ab604f8a9ed5
  30th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=70091&B=UKAEA
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

## Provenance

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