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title: "PMEN UKFE - 259 Aluminium Waveguide Straightness"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eae7"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UK Fusion Energy Limited"
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# PMEN UKFE - 259 Aluminium Waveguide Straightness

Buyer: UK Fusion Energy Limited  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eae7

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## Summary

UK Fusion Energy Limited intends to commission services to investigate and validate a measurement technique for the internal straightness, axis straightness, surface straightness and cylindricity of aluminium waveguides. The work falls within technical inspection and testing, non-destructive testing, and research and experimental development services. It is relevant to organisations providing precision metrology, dimensional measurement, non-destructive evaluation or applied measurement research for cylindrical or waveguide components. The buying organisation is UK Fusion Energy Limited, based at Culham Campus in Abingdon. The procurement concerns work delivered in the United Kingdom. The project is titled PMEN UKFE – 259 Aluminium Waveguide Straightness and is a single planned requirement.

This process is at the planning stage: UK Fusion Energy Limited has stated an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. The buyer expects a services contract running from 15 October 2026 to 30 March 2029. Its estimated value is £20,000 excluding VAT, or £24,000 including VAT. The procurement is below the relevant threshold and is organised as one lot. A preliminary market engagement exercise is scheduled, asking interested organisations to complete an appendix questionnaire by 21 September 2026. The procurement method, evaluation criteria and final tender arrangements will be established as the requirement develops. The planned work is intended to validate a suitable measurement approach rather than simply purchase routine inspection.

The requirement should suit specialist measurement and testing businesses able to design, investigate and validate techniques for assessing the geometry of aluminium waveguides. Relevant preparation may include precision dimensional metrology, internal-surface measurement, cylindricity analysis, axis and straightness assessment, non-destructive testing, and experimental development. Providers with equipment and methods capable of examining internal features and producing reliable, technically defensible results are likely to be well placed. Experience applying measurement science to engineered components, hollow cylindrical parts, waveguides or similar high-precision manufacturing applications would be useful. The buyer’s emphasis on investigating and validating a technique suggests that suppliers should be prepared to explain their methodology, demonstrate measurement capability and support technical evidence rather than offer only a standard inspection service.

## Notice

The project aims to investigate and validate a suitable measurement technique for measuring the internal (axis and surface) straightness and cylindricity of waveguides For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Technical-inspection-and-testing-services./HKKZ9F95TT To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HKKZ9F95TT

### Planning Information

Please complete appendix 1 questionnaire

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080517-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Oct 2026 - 30 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| 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 Fusion Energy Limited |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71632200 - Non-destructive testing services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 16:11 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080517-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080517-2026
  24th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/HKKZ9F95TT
- https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Technical-inspection-and-testing-services./HKKZ9F95TT
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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