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title: "Manufacturing Support Services for STEP Programme"
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# Manufacturing Support Services for STEP Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manufacturing-support-services-for-step-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0369d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Manufacturing Support Services for STEP Programme". Published status: active. Published Value: £500,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Published Value:** £500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 October 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development, Design consultancy services, Energy and related services, Engineering-design services for industrial process and production, Technical analysis or consultancy services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0369d5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manufacturing-support-services-for-step-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0369d5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D51892%26B%3DUKAEA)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/manufacturing-support-services-for-step-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-0369d5#participate

## Description
The intent is to create a team of industry specialists that ensures sufficient breadth and depth of knowledge can be offered to the design teams, for any of the product areas that are expected to require significant support.
This will be awarded under the following Lots:
Lot 1/Role 1	In-Vessel Components Manufacturing Support
Lot 2/Role 2	In-Vessel Components Manufacturing Support
Lot 3/Role 3 	Piping and Pressurised Vessels Manufacturing Support
Lot 4/Role 4(additional experience required to Lot/Roles 5 & 6; see Role Specification table)	HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support
Lot 5/Role 5	HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support
Lot 6/Role 6	HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support
Lot 7/Role 7 - Full-time role based a combination of Lots/Roles 5 and 6. 	HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: In-Vessel Components Manufacturing Support
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71314000, 71323000, 71621000, 73300000, 79415200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £500,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 -  Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: In-Vessel Components Manufacturing Support
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71356300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Piping and Pressurised Vessels Manufacturing Support
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71356300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £60,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71356300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £135,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71356300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £90,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: HTS Magnets (Confinement) Support
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71356300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £90,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: HTS Magnets (Confinement) Manufacturing Support combination of Lots/Roles 5 and 6.
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71356300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £220,000
- **Description:** Please see Appendix 6 - Specification for full details
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2022 to 30/11/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026308-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-21T08:52:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:12:32.238Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0369d5