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title: "Procurement of Testing Campaign Using a Packed Bed Flow Reactor - PP-UKIFS - 458"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e321"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK Fusion Energy Ltd"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Procurement of Testing Campaign Using a Packed Bed Flow Reactor - PP-UKIFS - 458

Buyer: UK Fusion Energy Ltd  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e321

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## Summary

UK Fusion Energy Ltd procured specialist scientific testing services to characterise four solid sample materials. The work involves absorption breakthrough analysis to test getter materials that remove hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen contaminants from a flowing noble gas stream. The appointed supplier must provide access to, or procure, a small-scale packed-bed flow reactor, flow-reactor instrument or comparable test rig, and run the testing programme using two gas mixtures. This is a combined laboratory testing, gas analysis, instrumentation and technical consultancy requirement, including measurement of gas flow and composition. The activity is to be delivered in the United Kingdom for UK Fusion Energy Ltd, based at Culham Science Centre, Abingdon.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was selected for the single lot: Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. It used a below-threshold procurement route. The contract was signed on 25 June 2026 and runs from 26 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £99,098 excluding the gross amount of £118,918, both in GBP. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated as a services procurement covering access to suitable test infrastructure and delivery of the specified experimental programme. Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd is the awarded supplier. The contract covers work for UK Fusion Energy Ltd in the United Kingdom and relates to scientific technical testing, gas-analysis apparatus, flow measurement and composition and purity analysis.

This award demonstrates demand from UK Fusion Energy Ltd for specialist fusion-related materials testing using packed-bed or small-scale flow-reactor facilities. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need suitable reactor or test-rig capacity, the ability to handle flowing noble-gas mixtures containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen, and equipment for accurate flow, pressure and gas-composition measurement. Relevant capability includes absorption breakthrough testing, getter-material characterisation, composition and purity analysis, experimental planning and reliable reporting across multiple samples and gas mixtures. Suppliers with established scientific testing laboratories, research instrumentation, experienced technical staff and capacity to run controlled programmes for external clients would be well placed to compete when this buyer next requires comparable work.

## Notice

Procurement of suitable Suppliers that can provide access to a small-scale flow reactor instrument or test rig to perform characterisation experiments on solid materials. The test requirement is to perform absorption breakthrough analysis to verify the effectiveness of getter materials at removal of contaminants from a flowing noble gas stream. The contaminants involved are hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen & nitrogen. The supplier will be responsible for providing access to or procuring the necessary instrumentation to host these tests and performing a programme of tests for four sample materials with two gas mixtures.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077010-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,098 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK Fusion Energy Ltd |
| Locality | ABINGDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 24 - Chemical products
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
- 38420000 - Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases
- 38432100 - Gas-analysis apparatus
- 38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 08:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077010-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077010-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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