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title: "SBRI Cycle 2 Phase 2 Further Competition"
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# SBRI Cycle 2 Phase 2 Further Competition

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sbri-cycle-2-phase-2-further-competition-ocds-h6vhtk-0401c9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "SBRI Cycle 2 Phase 2 Further Competition". 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:** UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £11,662,910 (exc. VAT, 10 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0401c9`

## 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-cycle-2-phase-2-further-competition-ocds-h6vhtk-0401c9#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. Theme 1: Driving up fusion power plant performance with innovative heating and cooling systems Theme 2: Improving fusion power plant availability with novel fusion materials, technology, and manufacture
This is also a Phase 2 Competition from the successful delivery of Phase 1.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Driving up fusion power plant performance with innovative heating and cooling systems
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A Phase 2 Pre-Commercial Procurement under SBRI.
1. Driving up fusion power plant performance with innovative heating and cooling systems.
Projects can focus on one or more of the following under this theme:
Microwave heating challenges:
high power, ...

### Lot 2: Improving fusion power plant availability with novel fusion materials, technology, and manufacture
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A Phase 2 Pre-Commercial Procurement under SBRI.
. Improving fusion power plant availability with novel fusion materials, technology, and manufacture
Projects can focus on one or more of the following under this theme:
fusion grade steels, for exampl...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (10)
- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - TRONN (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13760-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Duality Quantum Photonics**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92882`
  - Value: £1,426,160 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - Coreflow (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13761-1`
  - Supplier(s): **TWI LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92886`
  - Value: £999,428 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - RAMP-UP (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13762-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Alloyed Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92883`
  - Value: £1,498,202 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - Critical heat flux shifter and wall temperature reduction device (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13763-2`
  - Supplier(s): **CAL GAVIN LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92881`
  - Value: £1,040,326 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 – Development of a prototype for remote in-service in situ health monitoring of complex fusion supply pipe (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13764-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Full Matrix Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81491`
  - Value: £534,939 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 – Liquid Lithium Test Facility (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13765-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Jacobs**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24925`
  - Value: £1,463,243 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - Lithium Testing Facility by Oxford Sigma for Fusion (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13766-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Oxford Sigma**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-137329`
  - Value: £1,499,705 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - CSAM (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13767-8`
  - Supplier(s): **TWI Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92886`
  - Value: £808,542 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - FATHOM2 (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13768-9`
  - Supplier(s): **The University of Birmingham**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-13761`
  - Value: £1,496,362 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - UHTEDS (active)
  - Award id: `027558-2023-13769-10`
  - Supplier(s): **3-Sci**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92887`
  - Value: £896,002 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (10)
- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - TRONN (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,426,160
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - Coreflow (active)
  - Signed Value: £999,428
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - RAMP-UP (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,498,202
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - Critical heat flux shifter and wall temperature reduction device (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,040,326
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 – Development of a prototype for remote in-service in situ health monitoring of complex fusion supply pipe (active)
  - Signed Value: £534,939
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 – Liquid Lithium Test Facility (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,463,243
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - Lithium Testing Facility by Oxford Sigma for Fusion (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,499,705
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - CSAM (active)
  - Signed Value: £808,542
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - FATHOM2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,496,362
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

- **Contract:** FIP SBRI C2P2 - UHTEDS (active)
  - Signed Value: £896,002
  - Signed Date: 17/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027558-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-19T07:36:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:22:04.872Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0401c9