--- title: "HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA - PEDESTAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA)" published: "2021-06-24" --- # HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA - PEDESTAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA) Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is planning a tender titled "HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA - PEDESTAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT", which falls under the industry category of research and development services. This procurement process is currently at the planning stage and is expected to generate a total value of £200,000. The service will be delivered at the UKAEA's Culham Science Centre in Abingdon, UK. The future notice date is set for 27th August 2021, indicating when further information will be made available. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in research services and consultancy within the field of plasma boundary region development, particularly those with expertise in modelling and assessing advanced modes of operation for plasma environments. Firms engaged in fusion research, engineering consultancy, or similar scientific analysis would be well-suited to compete for this contract as they can contribute the necessary expertise to support UKAEA's objectives in developing sustainable plasma regimes. ## Notice A high-performance plasma boundary region is key to the success of STEP. However, a confined plasma region with an edge transport barrier (ETB) close to the separatrix which, owing to the steep gradients, is typically generating type-I ELMs. Type-I ELMs will not be sustainable in a reactor relevant device with high pedestal pressures. Current high performance regimes have been developed that either have no ELMs or only small instabilities but so far no or only very limited predictive capability exists for these regimes. Development of no ELM regimes are of particular interest to the STEP team and are likely to be necessary to deliver the required STEP performance regimes. UKAEA are looking for expertise in pedestal development modelling for: Support in modelling and assessing QH-mode operation for STEP , Support in modelling RMP ELM suppression, Support in the development of suitable reduced models to capture the essence of no-ELM or small ELM regimes in an integrated way. ### Lot Information Lot 1 A high-performance plasma boundary region is key to the success of STEP. However, a confined plasma region with an edge transport barrier (ETB) close to the separatrix which, owing to the steep gradients, is typically generating type-I ELMs. Type-I ELMs will not be sustainable in a reactor relevant device with high pedestal pressures. Current high performance regimes have been developed that either have no ELMs or only small instabilities but so far no or only very limited predictive capability exists for these regimes. Development of no ELM regimes are of particular interest to the STEP team and are likely to be necessary to deliver the required STEP performance regimes. UKAEA are looking for expertise in pedestal development modelling for: Support in modelling and assessing QH-mode operation for STEP , Support in modelling RMP ELM suppression, Support in the development of suitable reduced models to capture the essence of no-ELM or small ELM regimes in an integrated way. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014378-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Aug 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY (UKAEA) | | 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 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73110000 - Research services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 24 Jun 2021 at 09:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014378-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=38484&B=UK - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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