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# STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/step-manufacture-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02dbfa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering services, Engineering support services, Mechanical engineering services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02dbfa`

## 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-manufacture-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02dbfa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D39424%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/step-manufacture-support-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-02dbfa#participate

## Description
STEP Manufacturing Support Services Framework” consisting of providing capabilities in the areas of (but not limited to) joining technologies, forming technologies, machining feasibility (including refractory materials), pressurised vessel design and manufacture, DfM experience (also in novel, initial design concepts) and NDE technologies including guidance on enabling design requirements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71333000, 71336000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,700,000
- **Description:** STEP Manufacturing Support Services Framework” consisting of providing capabilities in the areas of (but not limited to) joining technologies, forming technologies, machining feasibility (including refractory materials), pressurised vessel design and...
- **Contract Period:** 15/11/2021 to 31/03/2024

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Award id: `011063-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ansaldo Nuclear**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51552`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Award id: `011063-2022-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Doosan Babcock Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51553`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Award id: `011063-2022-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172289`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Award id: `011063-2022-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Nuclear AMRC (University of Sheffield)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51555`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Award id: `011063-2022-5-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-51556`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2022

- **Contract:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2022

- **Contract:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2022

- **Contract:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2022

- **Contract:** STEP Manufacture Support Services Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 25/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011063-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-29T09:09:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:38:04.750Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02dbfa