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Fluoride Salt Loop

Buyer: UK Atomic Energy Authority →

BuyerUK Atomic Energy Authority
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£416,670
Published18 Dec 2025

What is being bought

UKAEA aims to procure a molten salt flow loop with the ability to heat, pump and remove samples of test material and molten fluoride salt. The purchase of commercially developed equipment for this application is intended for rapid development of in-house operational skills and experience, as well as generation of scientific data on materials compatibility and salt chemistry.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Specialised chemical products 24950000Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases 38420000Corrosion engineering services 71337000Research laboratory services 73111000

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 9 Feb 2026 to 25 Aug 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0000Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases, Specialised chemical products, Corrosion engineering services, Research laboratory servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 24. The category anchor is Specialised chemical products (24950000); 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 243524 median · 87.2 average (121 of 352 with a bid count)6 average (127 of 352 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK11413 median · 212 average (43 of 114 with a bid count)11.6 average (43 of 114 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)285 median · 5 average (1 of 28 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 28 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 policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=101063&TID=100106308&B=engagement7 Jan 2026scheduled

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-05f89e
Latest release ID084173-2025
Latest release timestampThu Dec 18 2025 10:00:43 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£416,670
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Dec 2025planning084173-2025

All source data

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

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
18 Dec 2025 · 084173-2025 · planning
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