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# Mirror Steering System of the MAST-U EBW system

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mirror-steering-system-of-the-mast-u-ebw-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0306ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Mirror Steering System of the MAST-U EBW system". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 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](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering design services, Engineering services, Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0306ce`

## 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/mirror-steering-system-of-the-mast-u-ebw-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0306ce#tl-md)

## Description
This is a PIN for the design, manufacture and assembly of a mirror steering system for use in a vacuum vessel.
The scope of this PIN is to outline the concept design and requirements for the mirror steering system in preparation for a formal bid process, and understand the capability and capacity of industry, via supplier responses, to undertake the future project.
The EBW launcher is part of a plasma heating and current drive system that involves microwaves being directed into the plasma at a specific set of angles.
The microwave beam enters the Vacuum Vessel from a specific port, and then is reflected through two sets of mirrors before injection into the plasma.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71320000, 71334000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** This is a PIN for the design, manufacture and assembly of a mirror steering system for use in a vacuum vessel.
The scope of this PIN is to outline the concept design and requirements for the mirror steering system in preparation for a formal bid proc...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002937-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-02T10:09:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:40:53.928Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0306ce