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# REBCO High Temperature Superconductors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rebco-high-temperature-superconductors-ocds-h6vhtk-02c28c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA): "REBCO High Temperature Superconductors". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £200,000. 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 (UKAEA)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-ukaea-GB-FTS-20396)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Compounds of rare earth metals, Conductors, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c28c`

## 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/rebco-high-temperature-superconductors-ocds-h6vhtk-02c28c#tl-md)

## Description
The magnets for STEP will be required to carry very large currents, in high magnetic fields, and with losses kept to a minimum. The most promising materials for this application are REBCO-based high temperature superconductors. The use of these materials allows for designs with much lower Joule heating losses than resistive materials, and REBCO operates at higher temperatures and in higher magnetic fields than low temperature superconductors such as Nb3Sn. The purpose of this RFI is to enable UKAEA to: Understand the performance of REBCO-based high temperature superconductors, Understand the supply chain capacity to produce these conductors at tokamak-relevant scales, This information will directly impact on future tender opportunities relating to this area

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 24315500, 44318000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The magnets for STEP will be required to carry very large currents, in high magnetic fields, and with losses kept to a minimum. The most promising materials for this application are REBCO-based high temperature superconductors. The use of these mater...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015128-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-01T16:08:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:23:35.408Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c28c