--- title: "The Manufacture, Supply, and Commissioning of a Neutron Source at Culham Campus for the LIBRTI Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY" published: "2024-07-03" --- # The Manufacture, Supply, and Commissioning of a Neutron Source at Culham Campus for the LIBRTI Programme Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee0f35c8-da84-422a-9173-337a7e624d2f.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has issued a tender for "The Manufacture, Supply, and Commissioning of a Neutron Source at Culham Campus for the LIBRTI Programme" in the Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment category. The procurement process is currently in the open stage, with a tender deadline of 12th August 2024. The contract period is set to start from 18th November 2024, providing opportunities for businesses interested in supplying neutron source equipment and ancillary systems to support the LIBRTI experimental programme. This tender by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in industrial process control equipment and nuclear evaluation instruments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to compete for this contract. Interested businesses should focus on delivering neutron source equipment, cooling systems, power supplies, tritium handling systems, and other control systems to meet the specified requirements and deadlines, ensuring their products are capable of integration with potential upgrade solutions for enhanced performance. ## Notice The manufacture, supply, and commissioning of a neutron source and supply of ancillary systems including, but not limited to cooling systems, power supplies, tritium handling (if required) and other control systems with the best available output (source strength and operational availability) that is capable of allowing tritium breeding mock-ups to be exposed to 14.1 MeV neutrons. The Neutron Source shall have proven operational availability (creating 14MeV neutrons) of at least 500 hours per annum to facilitate the LIBRTI experimental programme. The Equipment supplied to the Client shall be based upon existing products capable of being delivered within 24 months from point of contract award. In parallel with the development of a baseline system stated above the Contractor shall commit to support the Client in a collaborative endeavour to develop an upgrade solution of the baseline system to increase its output and thereby target exposure fluxes of 1013 n/cm2/s. The contractor may wish to take on the full development programme but as a minimum, shall ensure that the baseline system can be updated with a retrofit and that the Contractor will supply drawings and technical information adequate to supporting an upgrade. The development of the upgrade shall be centred around the assumption of it being deployable as an on-site modification of the existing Client baseline installation. The R&D programme described above shall be completed within 36 months from contract award. Finally, the Contractor shall enable successful operational use of the neutron source by the Client through the provision of both training and maintenance of the delivered systems. The contractor shall provide a maintenance service provision from point of delivery to the Client and will include the provision for both planned and unplanned maintenance tasks supported by a Service Level Agreement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4623ecd-b105-40cf-aa9c-4e4a6d91191c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Nov 2024 - 17 Nov 2027 | | 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) ### Codes - 38800000 - Industrial process control equipment and remote-control equipment - 38940000 - Nuclear evaluation instruments ## Release History - 3 Jul 2024 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4623ecd-b105-40cf-aa9c-4e4a6d91191c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4623ecd-b105-40cf-aa9c-4e4a6d91191c 3rd July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83129&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 This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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