H3AT ISS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Services

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Installation services (except software) (51)Architecture & Engineering (71)

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Research & Development (R&D) (73)

Delivery: South East (UKJ14)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 15 Jul 2021from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Supplier will be required to undertake the Preliminary and Final Design phase of the ISS sub-system and potential equipment, and process trials prior to delivery to site at Culham Science Centre. The system will undergo a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) prior to site delivery. Installation, a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) in conjunction with supplier, and integration into the H3AT Tritium Loop will be carried out by the Systems Integrator/Integrated Control System contractor(s). Anticipated system description The Isotope Separation System (ISS) separates a mixture of the six different Q2 (hydrogen) forms into streams containing predominantly H2 (protium), D2 (deuterium) and T2 (tritium) species. Cryo-distillation is the chosen technology. Cryodistillation exploits the small difference in volatility between the isotopes to achieve separation. The quantities of isotopologues of hydrogen – HD, HT and DT are reduced in the system using packed beds of catalyst, known as equilibriators.

CPV: Compressors for refrigerating equipment · Design and execution of research and development · Distilling, filtering or rectifying apparatus · Engineering design services · Engineering services · Engineering studies · Engineering support services · Engineering-design services for industrial process and production · Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Experimental development services · Heat pumps · Heat-exchange units · +23 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1A Supplier will be required to undertake the Preliminary and Final Design phase of the…Planned

A Supplier will be required to undertake the Preliminary and Final Design phase of the ISS sub-system and potential equipment, and process trials prior to delivery to site at Culham Science Centre.

Upon completion of development trials, the system will undergo a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) prior to site delivery. Installation, a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) in conjunction with supplier, and integration into the H3AT Tritium Loop will be carried out by the Systems Integrator/Integrated Control System contractor(s).

Anticipated system description

The Isotope Separation System (ISS) separates a mixture of the six different Q2 (hydrogen) forms into streams containing predominantly H2 (protium), D2 (deuterium) and T2 (tritium) species. Cryo-distillation is the chosen technology. Cryodistillation exploits the small difference in volatility between the isotopes to achieve separation. The quantities of isotopologues of hydrogen – HD, HT and DT are reduced in the system using packed beds of catalyst, known as equilibriators. These are located in the streams between the 4 cryodistillation columns and promote the formation of H2, D2 and T2.

Delivery: South East · Culham Science Centre

42123300 Compressors for refrigerating equipment 42510000 Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery 42511000 Heat-exchange units and machinery for liquefying air or other gases 42511100 Heat-exchange units 42511110 Heat pumps 42511200 Machinery for liquefying air or other gases

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Apr 2021, 11:36 BST
Last source update: 6 Apr 2021, 11:36 BST
Authority reference: T/AW049/21
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-006981
Classification (CPV): Compressors for refrigerating equipmentDesign and execution of research and developmentDistilling, filtering or rectifying apparatusEngineering design servicesEngineering servicesEngineering studiesEngineering support servicesEngineering-design services for industrial process and productionEngineering-related scientific and technical servicesExperimental development services
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Heat pumpsHeat-exchange units
Delivery area: South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a2b6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Apr 2021 → 15 Jul 2021 · 2 dates

Notice published
6 Apr 2021, 11:36 BST
Tender notice expected
15 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST

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

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawFusion Research N/A Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

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No document links were published on the notice.