Official UK procurement notice
Fibre Optic Bundles for MAST-U
Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£120,000£144,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2026
Next notice expected 13 Jul 2026
Contract term 5 moends 31 Jan 2027 · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequirement for a set of 21 identical optical fibre bundles to be manufactured and delivered by the Supplier. UKAEA requires a set of 21 horizontally-bifurcated optical fibre bundles for use in an upgrade of the MAST-U Thomson scattering diagnostic. All 21 bundles are required to have the same, identical design.
CPV: Diagnostic devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£120,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality evaluation: 80%
- Price evaluation: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality evaluation
- Price evaluation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
- Authority reference
T/043CB/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067401- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c183Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 15:01 BST
- Market engagement110 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Next notice expected105 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published102 days ago16 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
- Clarification questions by91 days ago27 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline81 days ago6 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts56 days ago1 Sept 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Jul 2026, 15:01 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 16:02 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender