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title: "SBRI Competition: Fusion Industry Challenges Cycle 1 Phase 2"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c50f"
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published: "2024-02-28"
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# SBRI Competition: Fusion Industry Challenges Cycle 1 Phase 2

Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c50f

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## Summary

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has initiated a tender process titled "SBRI Competition: Fusion Industry Challenges Cycle 1 Phase 2" in the services category. This competition aims to address fusion energy challenges through two key priority areas. The competition is at procurement stage and involves developing solutions for accelerating fusion power plant design and reducing fuel requirements. The completion date for this phase of the competition is set for 2024-02-28.

This SBRI competition presents opportunities for businesses specializing in research services to contribute innovative solutions to fusion energy challenges. Companies offering services related to digital tools for fusion power plant design and advanced production technology for hydrogen isotopes are well-suited to compete in this tender. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is the buying organization overseeing this procurement process.

## Notice

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The aim of the competition is to develop solutions to fusion energy challenges in two key priority areas. The competition has two themes. 1. Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools 2. Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes This is phase 2 of the competition. All successful phase 1 applicants are invited to this further competition.

### Lot Information

Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools

A Pre-Commercial Procurement Activity under SBRI Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools To meet Net Zero targets, there is not enough time for traditional Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) approach for fusion power plants. Increasing emphasis will be placed upon emerging innovation from in silico engineering design: Exascale artificial Intelligence era Digital Thread platform * beyond current Product Lifecycle Management * endures for the lifetime of the product (100 years) * low-code * time efficient * scalable * enable and promote automation * enable design integration and accelerate the product development lifecycle Optimise the extraction of information and knowledge from experiment and simulation Text update 19 May 2021: we have changed the detail below to clarify what we are looking for in applications. * data science for experiment and simulation automation and optimisation * decisions based upon all prior data rather than tacit knowledge * dramatically improve extraction of information from data * surrogate models and emulators * improve extrapolation of simulation and empirical data

Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes

A Pre-Commercial Procurement Activity under SBRI Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for Hydrogen isotopes Tritium is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of around 12 years, because of this natural reserves are scarce. Developing techniques for safely and efficiently managing hydrogen isotopes is an essential step in the path to making fusion a commercial energy source, for example: * Hydrogen Isotope Separation Technologies * improving efficiency of tritium and hydrogen systems (e.g. pumps, sealants, inner loop) * waste management and decommissioning * development of on-line Tritium production measurement (e.g. Raman spectroscopy) * tracking and location of hydrogen, e.g. Atom probe tomography, Raman spectroscopy * Storage and delivery of Tritium

### Procurement Information

Pre-Commercial Procurement under SBRI. Not subject to Public Contract Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006363-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,669,171 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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), TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | AQSORPTION; CAGE CAPTURE; FULL MATRIX; GENCOA; IS-INTRUMENTS; UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL; UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2024 at 11:18 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006363-2024
- 28 Apr 2023 at 11:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012276-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

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