--- title: "Fusion Futures: Uncertainty Quantification for Plasma Control Frameworks" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046e02" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046e02" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046e02.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046e02.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY" published: "2024-06-06" --- # Fusion Futures: Uncertainty Quantification for Plasma Control Frameworks Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046e02 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-046e02) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-046e02.json) ## Summary The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is planning a procurement process for the provision of research and development consultancy services related to uncertainty quantification for plasma control systems. The title of the tender is "Fusion Futures: Uncertainty Quantification for Plasma Control Frameworks". The procurement falls under the services category in the software consultancy services industry. The tender is at the planning stage, with a webinar scheduled for the 4th of July 2024 and further communication planned for the 30th of September 2024. The location for the procurement is at the Culham Campus in Abingdon, UK. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in software consultancy, systems consultancy, and software integration consultancy services to engage with the UKAEA and potentially secure contracts for research and development consultancy. Businesses experienced in uncertainty quantification, fusion control, and agile software development methodologies would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process aims to identify suppliers capable of developing software components for real-time plasma control systems, with a focus on deterministic behaviour and deployment in demanding environments. ## Notice UKAEA wishes to engage with potential prime contractors, for the provision of research and development consultancy services to the UKAEA. The project seeks to apply state of the art methods and techniques from the field of uncertainty quantification to the development of real-time plasma control systems. The goal is to develop specific software components which must integrate effectively with existing control frameworks developed in C++. There is some flexibility in exactly how the new capabilities should be interfaced but the resulting system is required to have highly deterministic behaviour with bounded latency and jitter suitable for deployment in the plasma control environment. ### Lot Information Lot 1 UKAEA wishes to engage with potential prime contractors, for the provision of research and development consultancy services to the UKAEA. The project seeks to apply state of the art methods and techniques from the field of uncertainty quantification to the development of real-time plasma control systems. The goal is to develop specific software components which must integrate effectively with existing control frameworks developed in C++. There is some flexibility in exactly how the new capabilities should be interfaced but the resulting system is required to have highly deterministic behaviour with bounded latency and jitter suitable for deployment in the plasma control environment. The focus is on developing practical components using agile methodology and able to deliver production software quickly. As such, the requirement is to identify potential suppliers capable of demonstrating not only competencies in the specified fields, but experience of deploying solutions in demanding environments. Ideally this would include awareness or experience in fusion control. Equivalent alternative domain knowledge and appropriate subject matter expertise would be considered. UKAEA will be able to provide support on many aspects of plasma control and on the software frameworks used in fusion. A potential supplier must bring expertise in uncertainty quantification and have sufficient complementary skills to be able to effectively engage with the UKAEA controls team. After the engagement exercise, 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 development through competitively tendered contracts. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017610-2024 | | 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 | 6 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Sep 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | 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 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services - 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services - 72266000 - Software consultancy services ## Release History - 6 Jun 2024 at 12:49 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017610-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82440&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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