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Design, manufacture and delivery of cooling system for CHIMERA Magnets SAT (THOR)

Buyer: UK Atomic Energy Authority →

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BuyerUK Atomic Energy Authority
StatusClosed
Deadline31 Jul 2026
Value£105,000
Published3 Jul 2026

What is being bought

CHIMERA is a planned test rig that aims to replicate the conditions inside a nuclear fusion reactor, excluding the radiation component. Magnets (static and pulse/vertical field magnet) are to be installed as part of the first phase of CHIMERA’s installation (dubbed “THOR”). Cooling systems will need to be implemented to continually maintain four cryogenic compressors for the static magnet (SM), and to cool the VFM.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Water coolers 31141000Cooling-water pumps 42122161Refrigeration coils 42943100Recirculating coolers 42943500Construction work for cooling towers 45251150Installation work of cooling equipment 45331230Engineering design services 71320000

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£105,000
Contract periodFrom 21 Aug 2026 to 18 Dec 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0000Recirculating coolers, Water coolers, Cooling-water pumps, Refrigeration coils, Construction work for cooling towers, Installation work of cooling equipment, Engineering design servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 31. The category anchor is Water coolers (31141000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 318356 median · 86.3 average (156 of 835 with a bid count)6.5 average (181 of 835 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer12Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK20538 median · 327 average (37 of 205 with a bid count)18 average (44 of 205 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)863 median · 3 average (3 of 86 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 86 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06aeee
Latest release ID062864-2026
Latest release timestampFri Jul 03 2026 13:43:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062864-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-07-31T11:00:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-21T11:00:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=106902&TID100111994&B=
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£105,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
3 Jul 2026tender062864-2026
5 Jun 2026planning053420-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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