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STEP scoping of a research and development programme for the concept development of a suitable closed loop helium coolant circuit

Buyer: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority →

BuyerUnited Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

StatustenderUpdate

DeadlineNot published

ValueValue not published

Published29 Sept 2023

What is being bought

The objective of this PIN is to better understand the trade space around the major heat exchanger equipment. This information will be used to inform the broader primary coolant loop design, plant spatial layouts, and maintenance strategy. The goal is to maximise SPP net power output by designing heat exchangers that provide maximum performance.

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 73. The category anchor is Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison set	Procedures	Reported bids per procedure	Named award suppliers	Price evidence
Market: CPV division 73	3,045	3 median · 26.7 average (1,087 of 3,045 with a bid count)	2.5 average (1,228 of 3,045 with named award suppliers)	Not published
Same buyer	81	3 median · 79.6 average (17 of 81 with a bid count)	3.6 average (20 of 81 with named award suppliers)	Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published

Dynamic purchasing systemNot published

Competitive procurementNot published

Recurring requirementNot published

Procurement method rationaleNot published

Rationale classificationsNot published

Special regimeNot published

Covered byNot published

Submission policyNot published

Selection criteriaNot published

Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published

No-engagement rationaleNot published

Planning documents0

Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCID	ocds-h6vhtk-03e21d
Latest release ID	028804-2023
Latest release timestamp	Fri Sep 29 2023 13:06:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Source	find-a-tender
Official notice URL	Not published
Tender status	Not published
Procurement method	Not published
Procurement method details	Not published
Main procurement category	services
Above threshold	Not published
Legal basis	32014L0024
Tender period: start	Not published
Tender period: end	Not published
Expression of interest deadline	Not published
Enquiry deadline	Not published
Award period: start	Not published
Award period: end	Not published
Submission method details	Not published
Submission languages	Not published
Electronic catalogue policy	Not published
Total tender value	Not published
Tender lots in source	0
Tender items in source	0
Tender documents in source	0
Awards in latest release	0
Contracts in latest release	0
Parties in latest release	1

Notice history

Date	Event	Reference
29 Sept 2023	tenderUpdate	028804-2023
11 Sept 2023	tenderUpdate	026809-2023
4 Aug 2023	tenderUpdate	022682-2023
14 Jul 2023	planning	020329-2023

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON

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Complete JSON history (4 releases)

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11 Sept 2023 · 026809-2023 · tenderUpdate

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4 Aug 2023 · 022682-2023 · tenderUpdate

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