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# Metal Melting/Casting Test Rig

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/metal-melting-casting-test-rig-ocds-h6vhtk-02a985). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Metal Melting/Casting Test Rig". Published status: active. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 May 2021, 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:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Design and execution of research and development, Development consultancy services, Disposal of radioactive waste, Engineering studies, Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a985`

## 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/metal-melting-casting-test-rig-ocds-h6vhtk-02a985#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D37644%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/metal-melting-casting-test-rig-ocds-h6vhtk-02a985#participate

## Description
The design, build, and commission of a metal melting furnace for the use of experimental testing and research.
Aims of the research are to test metal melting, separation, volume reduction, and radiological contamination and the furnace purchased should allow such investigations to occur, while also aiding in the advancement of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) of the process.
The metal melting furnace should be able to heat to a temperature of 1,750°C. The rig (for purposes here called ‘Rig 1’) should have a capacity of 200 – 500 milliliters melt volume with a footprint of less than 3m x 3m x 3m and able to handle radioactive materials with a tritium content <1MBq/g and other beta/gamma <12KBq/g. This rig would be housed in a radiologically controlled area on-site at UKAEA Culham

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71241000, 71333000, 71335000, 73220000, 73300000, 90520000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** The design, build, and commission of a metal melting furnace for the use of experimental testing and research.
Aims of the research are to test metal melting, separation, volume reduction, and radiological contamination and the furnace purchased shou...
- **Contract Period:** 10/06/2021 to 15/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010255-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-11T11:21:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:06:00.521Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a985