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title: "Fused Silica Components for ITER Windows Qualification Programme"
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# Fused Silica Components for ITER Windows Qualification Programme

Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d15de43e-9f97-45dc-8a0d-b711ecab8091

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## Summary

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has awarded a contract for the procurement of fused silica components for the ITER Windows Qualification Programme to Island Optics. The procurement stage was a tender, with the contract value set at £186,450. The contract period runs from January 23, 2023, to September 30, 2023. The tender was for laboratory, optical, and precision equipment, located in the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers in the optical and precision equipment industry, particularly those capable of providing high-specification windows. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suitable for this opportunity. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority as the buying organization has specified the materials, dimensions, and performance characteristics required for the qualification campaign. Interested businesses should focus on meeting the nuclear codes specified by the ITER Organisation to succeed in this procurement process.

## Notice

3.1. The ITER fusion reactor is a prototype nuclear fusion reactor being developed at Cadarache, in the south of France. UKAEA is supporting this endeavour as the design and operational authority running the Joint European Torus (JET), ITER's predecessor situated at Culham, in the UK. Through JET, UKAEA has developed key capabilities that have been deployed to design, manufacture qualify, and supply high-specification windows for ITER's containment structure. 3.2. The fused silica windows required by ITER must be qualified to work under the nuclear codes defined by the ITER Organisation (IO). In order to do this, a programme of qualification has been devised to test the raw fused silica material, the material coated with an anti-reflective substance, and the final window assemblies in succession, thereby demonstrating that the materials and design of the windows are compliant with the nuclear codes (RCC-MR 2007) specified by IO and suitable for ITER operations. 3.3. This document serves as the requirements specification for the procurement of the raw fused silica for this qualification campaign. It includes all material specimens required for each phase of the campaign, and specifies in detail the material grades, dimensions, tolerances, acceptable inclusions, performance characteristics, and quantities for each batch of parts. 3.4. All parts described by this document are for the qualification campaign only. If the qualification campaign is successful, a follow-on procurement activity will be launched to acquire fused silica for the production of the ITER windows themselves.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dda6b168-8342-49f2-8643-b3d485558489 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 23 Jan 2023 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £76,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £186,450 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ISLAND OPTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2023 at 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dda6b168-8342-49f2-8643-b3d485558489

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dda6b168-8342-49f2-8643-b3d485558489
  21st April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=45049&B=UK
  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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