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Glovebox system with integrated furnaces for material corrosion studies – Lithium Corrosion Rig

Industrial machinery
Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 21:12 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
Not published
Budget reduction not calculated
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
2 bids
SME bid count not published
Bid price variance: 53.32% between lowest & highest
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 42)
Based on 2,848 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
18.92%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 42)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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BSW Heating Ltd
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MP Group UK Limited
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Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
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same region
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£105,000
same CPV family
same region
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same region
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£205,000
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same CPV family
same region
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Glovebox system with integrated furnaces for material corrosion studies – Lithium Corrosion Rig". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy AuthorityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
8Bids / Report (median)
17.7% of reports have one bid · Mean: 12.5 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
PVA Industrial Vacuum Systems GmbHNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 182 active published awards; 175 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 42):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
PVA Industrial Vacuum Systems GmbH2 wins£2—
Createc Ltd2 winsNot disclosed—
Wood Nuclear Limited1 win£31,900,000—
Jacobs Clean Energy Ltd1 win£31,900,000—
Viteris Technologies LLC1 win£888,325—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 May 2023, 16:24 BST
Last source update31 May 2023, 16:24 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationIndustrial machinery, Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03958e
What is being bought
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) wishes to procure a glove box system with two main subsystems. One, a lithium settling tank with furnace to allow for the precipitation of contamination. Two, a high temperature furnace and crucible set up, to for allow for the partial submerging of sample materials into a liquid metal bath to carry out corrosion testing as part of a screening program to support materials development.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 May 2023, 16:24 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    31 May 2023, 16:24 BST
  3. tender value changed
    31 Jan 2023, 15:39 GMT
  4. Status changed to published status
    31 Jan 2023, 15:39 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    31 Jan 2023, 15:39 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    31 Jan 2023, 15:39 GMT
  7. Published value updated to £600,000
    6 Jan 2023, 13:24 GMT
  8. Status changed to active
    6 Jan 2023, 13:24 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    6 Jan 2023, 13:24 GMT
  10. Submission deadline changed to 6 Feb 2023, 13:00 GMT
    6 Jan 2023, 13:24 GMT
  11. Buyer information updated
    6 Jan 2023, 13:24 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) wishes to procure a glove box system with two main subsystems. One, a lithium settling tank with furnace to allow for the precipitation of contamination. Two, a high temperature furnace and crucible set up, to for allow for the partial submerging of sample materials into a liquid metal bath to carry out corrosion testing as part of a screening program to support materials development.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 May 2023, 16:24 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 22 May 2023, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MBraun Inertgas-Systeme GmbH
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Glovebox system with integrated furnaces for material corrosion studies – Lithium Corrosion Rig
Not published · signed 22 May 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
highestValidBidValue: 1171051
lowestValidBidValue: 546623.8
bids: 2 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 1171051 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 546623.8 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1212
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  • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    buyer

    N/A
    Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 3DB
    [email protected]
    +44 12358140

  • MBraun Inertgas-Systeme GmbH
    supplier

    Garching, DE

  • UK Atomic Energy Authority
    mediationBody
    reviewBody
    reviewContactPoint

    Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB
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