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# SBRI FIP Challenge Application

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sbri-fip-challenge-application-ocds-h6vhtk-02e239). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "SBRI FIP Challenge Application". 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 and experimental development services, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,322,059 (exc. VAT, 15 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e239`

## 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-fip-challenge-application-ocds-h6vhtk-02e239#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. This competition has two themes:
Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools
Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes
This is phase 1 of a potential 2 phase competition. A decision to proceed with phase 2 will depend on the outcomes from phase 1 and assessment of a separate application into a subsequent phase 2 competition.
Only successful applicants from phase 1 will be able to apply to take part in phase 2. Applicants for phase 2 will need to apply directly to the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A Pre-commercial Procurement Activity
1.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 plants. Incr...

### Lot 2: Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A Pre-commercial procurement activity
2. 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 this natura...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (15)
- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ASSYSTEM ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163703`
  - Value: £73,571 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-10`
  - Supplier(s): **Cagecapture Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28690`
  - Value: £215,976 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-11`
  - Supplier(s): **Gencoa Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81493`
  - Value: £137,436 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-12`
  - Supplier(s): **IDOM (UK) LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139378`
  - Value: £130,327 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-13`
  - Supplier(s): **IS-INSTRUMENTS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158084`
  - Value: £171,518 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-14`
  - Supplier(s): **Jacobs Clean Energy Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180459`
  - Value: £186,511 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-15`
  - Supplier(s): **UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174587`
  - Value: £210,872 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **CAE Tech Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28682`
  - Value: £76,001 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **CORPORATE RISK ASSOSCIATES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28683`
  - Value: £50,935 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **FIRST LIGHT FUSION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28684`
  - Value: £249,454 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-5`
  - Supplier(s): **FULL MATRIX LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81491`
  - Value: £111,210 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-6`
  - Supplier(s): **HyBird Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28686`
  - Value: £244,196 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-7`
  - Supplier(s): **SLINGSHOT SIMULATIONSLTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-28687`
  - Value: £108,926 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-8`
  - Supplier(s): **THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184079`
  - Value: £117,804 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Award id: `023238-2021-9`
  - Supplier(s): **AQSORPTION LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81492`
  - Value: £237,322 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (15)
- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £117,804
  - Signed Date: 09/09/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £73,571
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £215,976
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £137,436
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £130,327
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £171,518
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £186,511
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £210,872
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £76,001
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,935
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £249,454
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £111,210
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £244,196
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Reducing fusion power plant fuel requirements with advanced production and handling technology for hydrogen isotopes (active)
  - Signed Value: £237,322
  - Signed Date: 26/08/2021

- **Contract:** Accelerating fusion power plant design with next-generation digital tools (active)
  - Signed Value: £108,926
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023238-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-17T16:08:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:21:58.266Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e239