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# SBRI Competition: Fusion Industry Challenges Cycle 1 Phase 2

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sbri-competition-fusion-industry-challenges-cycle-1-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-03c50f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "SBRI Competition: Fusion Industry Challenges Cycle 1 Phase 2". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKJ, UKJ1, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £5,669,175 (exc. VAT, 7 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c50f`

## 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/sbri-competition-fusion-industry-challenges-cycle-1-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-03c50f#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The aim of the competition is to develop solutions to fusion energy challenges in two key priority areas. The competition has two themes.
1.	Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools
2.	Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes
This is phase 2 of the competition. All successful phase 1 applicants are invited to this further competition.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKJ

- **Description:** A Pre-Commercial Procurement Activity under SBRI
Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools
To meet Net Zero targets, there is not enough time for traditional Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) approach for fusion power pla...

### Lot 2: Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKJ

- **Description:** A Pre-Commercial Procurement Activity under SBRI
Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for Hydrogen isotopes
Tritium is a radioactive isotope with a half-life of around 12 years, because of thi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Manchester**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184079`
  - Value: £833,306 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Full Matrix limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81491`
  - Value: £796,410 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Aqsorption Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81492`
  - Value: £830,900 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Gencoa Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81493`
  - Value: £785,180 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-5`
  - Supplier(s): **IS-Intruments**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81494`
  - Value: £779,833 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-6`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Bristol**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174587`
  - Value: £832,731 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `012276-2023-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Cage Capture Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81496`
  - Value: £810,814 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £833,306
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £796,410
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £830,900
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £785,180
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £779,833
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £832,731
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £810,814
  - Signed Date: 01/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006363-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-28T11:18:36.000Z
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