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# Diffusion Bonding Furnace

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diffusion-bonding-furnace-ocds-h6vhtk-039b0c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Diffusion Bonding Furnace". Published status: complete. Published Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Apr 2024, 16:30 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 April 2024 at 16:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKJ, UKJ1, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039b0c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diffusion-bonding-furnace-ocds-h6vhtk-039b0c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D79938%26B%3DUKAEA)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diffusion-bonding-furnace-ocds-h6vhtk-039b0c#participate

## Description
UKAEA researches fusion energy and related technologies, with the aim of positioning the UK as a leader in sustainable nuclear energy.
As part of a renovation and upgrade plan of the Special Techniques Group (STG) capabilities, new diffusion bonding equipment has been identified to be added as a key capability.
This project's scope shall include the design, manufacture, installation, and commissioning of a diffusion bonding furnace for UKAEA’s facilities at Oxfordshire.
​The requirement is to procure a capability to create diffusion bonded joints and components for specified materials. Currently, in fusion, there is an increased interest in tungsten and its alloys & CuCrZr components. Diffusion bonding is envisaged as one of the most promising techniques to joint this material.
This procurement will be via a Competitive Dialogue process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £800,000
- **Description:** The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) was formed in 1954 when the British Government set up a new body to oversee the nation’s nuclear research programme. UKAEA is a non-departmental public body (NDPB), under the Department for Business,...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Diffusion Bonding Furnace (active)
  - Award id: `000115-2025-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HHV Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133920`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Diffusion Bonding Furnace (active)

  - Signed Date: 03/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000115-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-03T16:16:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:01:23.082Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039b0c