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title: "HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA - PEDESTAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT"
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# HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA - PEDESTAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-performance-plasma-pedestal-analysis-development-ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA): "HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASMA - PEDESTAL ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-ukaea-GB-FTS-20396)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development, Research and development consultancy services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-performance-plasma-pedestal-analysis-development-ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d#tl-md)

## Description
A high-performance plasma boundary region is key to the success of STEP.  However, a  confined plasma region with an edge transport barrier (ETB) close to the separatrix which, owing to the steep gradients, is  typically generating type-I ELMs.
Type-I ELMs will not be sustainable in a reactor relevant device with high pedestal pressures. Current high performance regimes have been developed that either have no ELMs or only small instabilities but so far no or only very limited predictive capability exists for these regimes.
Development of no ELM regimes are of particular interest to the STEP team and are likely to be necessary to deliver the required STEP performance regimes.
UKAEA are looking for expertise in pedestal development modelling for: Support in modelling and assessing QH-mode operation for STEP , Support in modelling RMP ELM suppression, Support in the development of suitable reduced models to capture the essence of no-ELM or small ELM regimes in an integrated way.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 73110000, 73200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A high-performance plasma boundary region is key to the success of STEP.  However, a  confined plasma region with an edge transport barrier (ETB) close to the separatrix which, owing to the steep gradients, is  typically generating type-I ELMs.
Type-...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014378-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-24T09:06:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:55:06.133Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02bf9d