Fusion Futures: P177 - Mechanical Testing Cryostat

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

ServicesAbove threshold

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Industrial machinery (42)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£250,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 14 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 11 moends 1 Oct 2026 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UKAEA is looking for a partner who could design, manufacture, install, and commission a dry cryostat for mechanical testing. This cryo-mechanical system will be used to qualify materials under fusion representative environments using both standard sized and small-scale specimens.

CPV: Nuclear evaluation instruments · Nuclear reactors · Nuclear reactors and parts · Nuclear safety services · Parts of nuclear reactors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 11 mo

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 1 Oct 2026 (11 mo)

Delivery: UK

38940000 Nuclear evaluation instruments 42150000 Nuclear reactors and parts 42151000 Nuclear reactors 42152000 Parts of nuclear reactors 98113100 Nuclear safety services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Last source update: 21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Authority reference: T/TM078/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-041659
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Nuclear evaluation instrumentsNuclear reactorsNuclear reactors and partsNuclear safety servicesParts of nuclear reactors
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0562fc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

21 Jul 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Market engagement
9 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
Tender notice expected376 days ago
14 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts358 days ago
1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST