Research into a measurement technique for UF3 and UF4 ratios in Uranium Fuel Salts

Authority: NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

Services

Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Chemical products (24)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)

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Research & Development (R&D) (73)

Delivery: North West (UKD61)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 16 May 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Terrestrial Energy are currently looking to establish a supply of Uranium based fuel salts for its Integrated Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) testing programme and to support this establishment work NNL and Westinghouse are proposing to undertake a testing programme on Uranium based fuel salt materials to support the manufacture of this fuel at the NNL Preston laboratory. NNL and Westinghouse have agreed an analytical specification for the manufactured fuel to meet the requested specification requirements of Terrestrial Energy. However, there is a gap in the combined analytical capability, for the determination of the ratio of UF3 to UF4 material in any given sample of fuel salt to be tested. NNL are therefore looking to procure services for this element of the scope.

CPV: Analysis apparatus · Design and execution of research and development · Nuclear fuels · Specialised chemical products · Uranium

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned

Delivery: North West

09340000 Nuclear fuels 09341000 Uranium 24950000 Specialised chemical products 38432000 Analysis apparatus 73300000 Design and execution of research and development

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Apr 2022, 12:01 BST
Last source update: 28 Apr 2022, 12:01 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-010934
Classification (CPV): Analysis apparatusDesign and execution of research and developmentNuclear fuelsSpecialised chemical productsUranium
Delivery area: North West (UKD61)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033154 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

28 Apr 2022 → 16 May 2022 · 2 dates

Notice published
28 Apr 2022, 12:01 BST
Tender notice expected
16 May 2022, 00:00 BST

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

National Nuclear Laboratory

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawNuclear Research Warrington, North West, CA20 1PGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

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