Palladium-Silver Alloy Procurement

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  "date": "2025-09-18T16:05:09+01:00",
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  "buyer": {
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    "name": "UK Industrial Solutions Ltd"
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    "title": "Palladium-Silver Alloy Procurement",
    "value": {
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      "currency": "GBP",
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    "description": "UKIFS is seeking to identify and gather information from suppliers with the capability to support the early procurement of PdAg alloy (specifically in a 75/25% composition) for the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) Fuel Cycle development programme. This includes the supply of the alloy in various forms, such as tubes, sheets, and foils.\nFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: \nhttps://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Metal-ores-and-alloys./6P6U7P57T7\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: \nhttps://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6P6U7P57T7",
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      "name": "UK Industrial Solutions Ltd",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKJ14",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Abingdon",
        "postalCode": "OX14 3DB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Culham Science Centre, Abingdon"
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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Bruce Kirkwood",
        "email": "operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk",
        "telephone": "+44 (0)1235 464381"
      }
    }
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  "language": "en",
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        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-10-08T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "All submission mut be submitted by 15:00 on the 8th of October though the Delta tender platform.  \nSuppliers responding to this PME will have the opportunity to contribute insights that may shape the final tender requirements. All answers and correspondence will be used for market  sounding purposes only and will be treated confidentially."
      }
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