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title: "STEP Electrical Connector Technology Development"
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# STEP Electrical Connector Technology Development

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/step-electrical-connector-technology-development-ocds-h6vhtk-028984). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "STEP Electrical Connector Technology Development". Published status: active. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cable, wire and related products, Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), Electrical circuit components, Electrical supplies and accessories, Nuclear reactors and parts (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028984`

## 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/step-electrical-connector-technology-development-ocds-h6vhtk-028984#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D36182%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/step-electrical-connector-technology-development-ocds-h6vhtk-028984#participate

## Description
There is a requirement to develop unique connector(s) to support the commercial development of fusion energy supply, in the longer term to the national grid.  The purpose of this procurement package is to support the development of such connector(s) in association with a technology partner.
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) would like to appoint a technology partner or partners for the development of electrical connector technology capable of transferring tens of kilo-Amperes of current at low voltage and at cryogenic temperatures, in consort with very with low electrical resistance and capable of multiple mating/unmating cycles.
The development program is expected to be stage-gated and a collaborative effort between the partner(s) and UKAEA with UKAEA providing seed contract funding in an Innovation Partnership framework.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 31220000, 31680000, 42150000, 44000000, 44300000, 73430000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000
- **Description:** There is a requirement to develop unique connector(s) to support the commercial development of fusion energy supply, in the longer term to the national grid.  The purpose of this procurement package is to support the development of such connector(s) ...
- **Contract Period:** 28/03/2021 to 31/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005774-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-22T14:16:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:55:03.017Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028984