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Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) – Detritiation System

Buyer: UK Atomic Energy Authority →

BuyerUK Atomic Energy Authority
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£2,000,000
Published9 Oct 2025

What is being bought

UKAEA wishes to engage with Small to Medium Enterprises (SME), designers and manufacturers for the supply of a detritiation system for the Tritium Management System located in the new Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation (LIBRTI) Facility at the Culham Campus.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Industrial process control equipment 38810000Pumps 42122000Steam condensers 42165000Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery 42990000Installation services of electric motors, generators and transformers 51111000Installation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machinery 51514000Plant engineering design services 71323200Integrated engineering services 71340000

Lot details

Lot LOT-0000

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 9 Jan 2026 to 1 Apr 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
LOT-0000Industrial process control equipment, Pumps, Steam condensers, Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery, Installation services of electric motors, generators and transformers, Installation services of miscellaneous general-purpose machinery, Plant engineering design services, Integrated engineering servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 38. The category anchor is Industrial process control equipment (38810000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 381,0972 median · 10.5 average (374 of 1,097 with a bid count)3.1 average (423 of 1,097 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer25Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK2985 median · 30 average (63 of 298 with a bid count)8.4 average (77 of 298 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)66Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=98812&B= We have asked some questions at the end of the annex which we would like you to respond to as described in the attached document.engagement27 Oct 2025scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05aab4
Latest release ID063763-2025
Latest release timestampThu Oct 09 2025 13:27:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£2,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
9 Oct 2025planningUpdate063763-2025
8 Oct 2025planning063347-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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