--- title: "Ultra-High Temperature Materials Testing Equipment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041a32" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-041a32" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041a32.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041a32.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY" published: "2023-11-15" --- # Ultra-High Temperature Materials Testing Equipment Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041a32 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-041a32) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041a32.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is planning a tender for the procurement and supply of Ultra-High Temperature Materials Testing equipment at their premises in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK. This tender, with an estimated value of £1,300,000, aims to establish unique equipment for mechanical testing under vacuum at temperatures above 2,500°C for various material families. The procurement is in the planning stage, and after an engagement exercise, UKAEA intends to issue an Invitation to Tender through the EU Supply and Find a Tender portals by August 31, 2025. This procurement opportunity by UKAEA offers potential lead contractors, SMEs, and manufacturers the chance to compete for supplying specialized equipment required for ultra-high temperature materials testing. Businesses in the electromechanical equipment industry category, particularly those with expertise in loadbearing equipment and heating equipment, would be well-suited to participate in this tender. The procurement process is expected to create business growth opportunities through competitively tendered contracts and engagement with UKAEA for the design and provision of the required equipment. ## Notice UKAEA wishes to engage with potential lead contractors, SME's, manufacturers for the procurement and supply of Ultra-High Temperature Materials Testing equipment for the UKAEA. The goal of this procurement activity is to establish UK-unique Ultra-High Temperature Materials Testing equipment (UHT-MaT) for complex, representative mechanical testing under vacuum at ultra-high temperatures, 2,500+ degC for the following material families of interest: refractory metallic alloys, ceramics, and ceramic-matrix composites. UHT-MaT will be housed at UKAEA's premises in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK by October 2027 at the latest. After the engagement exercise, and dependent on securing funding, UKAEA intend to issue an Invitation to Tender through the EU Supply and Find a Tender portals (replacement to Tenders Electronic Daily) to procure services for design and provision of equipment through competitively tendered contracts. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The following main pieces of equipment are requested: * Mechanical load frame(s) (up to 3 frames) for static, quasi static and cyclic mechanical loading. The load frame and/or load frames will have the mechanical infrastructure, control systems, and software capable of supporting numerous standard mechanical tests, specifically: tensile, compression, low cycle fatigue, ratchetting, creep, creep fatigue, crack growth in fatigue , and crack growth in creep. The load frame(s) should include several load cells with a maximum capacity of 100 kN (unless justified otherwise), fixtures and gripping solutions for standard geometry specimens of the material families of interest at ultra high temperatures: refractory metallic alloys, ceramics, and ceramic-matrix composites. The load string must be capable of operating up to the required temperature for at least one test, with the understanding that fixtures are consumable when operating at these temperatures. The load frame(s) should have appropriate test control systems (e.g. to control for strain on the sample at temperature) and sufficient working space to permit the insertion of vacuum and heating systems. * A vacuum system compatible with mechanical testing at ultra high temperature. If there are multiple load frames then the single vacuum system (or the load frames) must be mobile to allow the vacuum system to be used by different load frames at different times. There must be ports for test control, optical ports for the data-rich diagnostics and their calibration and additional ports to allow future flexibility in diagnostics. * A gas introduction system to allow alternative atmosphere testing. * A heating system to allow sample test temperatures up to 2,500 degC and above for the material families of interest. The heating system must not limit the line of sight for the data-rich diagnostics. * An appropriate cooling system to protect the load cell and fixtures, where required. * A high spatial resolution IR camera and/or bolometer for spatially-resolved temperature measurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033837-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | 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 | 15 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,300,000 | | 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 | | 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), TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products ### Codes - 31720000 - Electromechanical equipment - 34950000 - Loadbearing equipment - 39715200 - Heating equipment ## Release History - 15 Nov 2023 at 17:20 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033837-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=75080&B=UKAEA - 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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