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Published 11 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Foil Retrieval System — UK public procurement notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed £0£0 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 1 Jan 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 6 mostarts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items · Plates, sheets, strip and foil related to construction materials · Scientific installations · Storage and retrieval services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 6 moSME
Contract period: 4 Jan 2027 — 19 Jul 2027 (6 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
44160000 Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items44170000 Plates, sheets, strip and foil related to construction materials45214630 Scientific installations63121000 Storage and retrieval services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST
Authority reference
T/020MN/26
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related itemsPlates, sheets, strip and foil related to construction materialsScientific installationsStorage and retrieval services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f850

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published8 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 15:02 BST
  2. Market engagementin 21 days
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTuk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
  3. Tender notice expectedin 105 days
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 107 days
    4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 15:02 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DB +44 1235468141
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure