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title: "Fusion Pipe Maintenance End to End Solution"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054842"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-06-13"
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# Fusion Pipe Maintenance End to End Solution

Buyer: UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054842

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## Summary

The UK Atomic Energy Authority is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Fusion Pipe Maintenance End to End Solution". This initiative focuses on developing technologies and tools for the maintenance of stainless steel pipes, including cutting, alignment, welding, and inspection. The process falls under the services category, specifically within research and development services, industrial machinery, and engineering-design services, among others. The procurement is located in Oxfordshire, UK, with significant dates including a market engagement webinar on 25th June and expressions of interest due by 31st July 2025. The service contract is expected to start on 29th September 2025 and potentially extend until 30th June 2026.

This tender presents new avenues for businesses, particularly those with expertise in industrial machinery and pipeline inspection services. SMEs will find this opportunity favourable, given the suitability clause for smaller enterprises. Companies specialising in non-destructive testing and experimental development services could significantly benefit from participating, as the project aims to innovate maintenance technology in a leading industry. With unrestricted access to procurement documents and a structured engagement process, organisations positioned in related fields have a strategic opportunity to expand their partnerships with a central government body, namely the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

## Notice

UKAEA is seeking information from potential suppliers interested in working together to develop technology and tools for an end to end maintenance process. The pipe maintenance operations are cutting, alignment, welding and inspection on stainless steel pipes.

### Planning Information

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders Please search using the unique tender ID: 100232. The webinar will be run on 25th June and joining instructions will be sent to those supplier who have confirmed attendance. You can confirm attendance via the link here: https://forms.office.com/e/ByqSeC5ek1 . Also available in the EU-supply documents. Expressions of interest will be available via a link which will be provided within the RFI document.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032177-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2025 - 23 Mar 2026 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY |
| Locality | OXFORDSHIRE |
| 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

- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 76 - Services related to the oil and gas industry

### Codes

- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
- 71323000 - Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
- 71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
- 71632200 - Non-destructive testing services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
- 76600000 - Pipeline-inspection services

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2025 at 09:43 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032177-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032177-2025
  13th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/e/ByqSeC5ek1
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicTenders
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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