Radiation Tolerant Communications Technologies

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable

Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK

Concession value (operator's revenue)£0operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 moends 23 Mar 2026 · up to 1 Jul 2026 with extensions · starts 31 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKAEA wishes to engage with potential suppliers for the provision of design, prototypes & Test of a communications system with focus on developing radiation tolerant/hardened communication technologies including design for integration with actuation, sensing & automation technologies being developed in parallel.

CPV: Experimental development services · Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration · Printed circuits · Research and experimental development services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical support services · Test and evaluation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 moSME

Contract period: 31 Oct 2025 – 23 Mar 2026 (5 mo) · up to 1 Jul 2026 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

31712300 Printed circuits 71356300 Technical support services 71630000 Technical inspection and testing services 73100000 Research and experimental development services 73120000 Experimental development services 73420000 Pre-feasibility study and technological demonstration

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jul 2025, 10:57 BST
Last source update: 2 Jul 2025, 10:57 BST
Authority reference: T/SB076/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-036687
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Experimental development servicesPre-feasibility study and technological demonstrationPrinted circuitsResearch and experimental development servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical support servicesTest and evaluation
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055758 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
2 Jul 2025, 10:57 BST
Market engagement
30 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗ Webinar registration link: forms.office.com/e/LPa9SCWLVr ↗ Webinar on 23rd July, at 9.00pm
Tender notice expected391 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts361 days ago
31 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
2 Jul 2025, 10:57 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender2 Jul 2025, 10:57 BST