---
title: "Foil Retrieval System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f850"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# Foil Retrieval System

Buyer: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f850

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## Summary

The UK Atomic Energy Authority intends to procure an activation foil retrieval system for the LIBRTI Facility. The requirement covers the supply of equipment and associated retrieval capability for activation foils used in a scientific installation. The classification includes piping, plates, sheets, strip and foil-related materials, scientific installations, and storage and retrieval services. The buyer is seeking to engage contractors, small and medium-sized enterprises, designers and manufacturers, so the requirement may suit businesses able to design, manufacture, integrate or supply specialist retrieval equipment. Delivery is planned in the United Kingdom, with the work supporting UKAEA’s Culham-based research activities in Oxfordshire.

This procurement is at the planning stage and sets out UKAEA’s intention to procure; it is not an invitation to tender. UKAEA has scheduled preliminary market engagement, with responses or engagement expected by 9 October 2026. The buyer’s indicative date for a subsequent procurement notice is 1 January 2027. The planned contract period is from 4 January 2027 to 19 July 2027. The procurement is presented as a single lot and is classified as a services requirement. The published estimated value is £0 gross in GBP. The tender is marked as above the relevant threshold. The record does not set out an expected procurement procedure, bid evaluation criteria or participation requirements at this planning stage.

This engagement is relevant to contractors, SMEs, designers and manufacturers with capability in specialist engineering for scientific or nuclear research environments. Businesses that can develop or manufacture foil handling and retrieval equipment, work with plates, sheets, strip, foil or related components, or provide storage and retrieval systems may be well placed to contribute. The requirement could also suit firms able to combine design and manufacturing with delivery of a complete engineered system for a scientific installation. Organisations should prepare evidence of relevant design, fabrication, systems integration and project delivery experience, and consider how their products or technical approach could support activation foil retrieval at the LIBRTI Facility when the procurement reaches the market.

## Notice

UKAEA wishes to engage with contractors, Small to Medium Enterprises (SME), designers, and manufacturers for the supply of an activation foil retrieval system for the LIBRTI Facility

### Planning Information

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109022&TID=100114077&B=

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086522-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 19 Jul 2027 |
| 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 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority |
| Locality | OXFORDSHIRE |
| 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

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 44160000 - Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items
- 44170000 - Plates, sheets, strip and foil related to construction materials
- 45214630 - Scientific installations
- 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086522-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086522-2026
  11th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109022&TID=100114077&B=
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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