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# STEP HCD VNA 170 GHz

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/step-hcd-vna-170-ghz-ocds-h6vhtk-04bda3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "STEP HCD VNA 170 GHz". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £450,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electrical, electromagnetic and mechanical treatment, Microwave equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04bda3`

## 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-hcd-vna-170-ghz-ocds-h6vhtk-04bda3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D87876%26B%3DUKAEA)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/step-hcd-vna-170-ghz-ocds-h6vhtk-04bda3#participate

## Description
4.1.	UKIFS is seeking to build laboratory capability up to 170 GHz for STEP HCD, for development and testing of HCD and diagnostic components. The VNA outlined in this PIN will form a central role in this laboratory, enabling design of high-frequency waveguide and PCB components, materials testing, component characterisation and calibration and magnet quench detection. This capability will accelerate STEP HCD development and expand UKIFS microwave technology transfer.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 33158000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000
- **Description:** 4.1.	UKIFS is seeking to build laboratory capability up to 170 GHz for STEP HCD, for development and testing of HCD and diagnostic components. The VNA outlined in this PIN will form a central role in this laboratory, enabling design of high-frequency...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037668-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-21T14:22:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T15:39:26.241Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04bda3