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# Tritium Breeder Technology Experiments

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tritium-breeder-technology-experiments-ocds-h6vhtk-0484f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Tritium Breeder Technology Experiments". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,400,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST. 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:** £2,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 August 2024 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development consultancy services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKJ, UKJ1, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0484f8`

## 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/tritium-breeder-technology-experiments-ocds-h6vhtk-0484f8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D83821%26B%3DUKAEA)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tritium-breeder-technology-experiments-ocds-h6vhtk-0484f8#participate

## Description
A programme of three small scale experiments to address a critical aspect of tritium breeding technology based on different methods: solid lithium ceramics (Lot 1), liquid metal (either as a pure metal or as part of mixture/eutectic (Lot 2) and molten salt of lithium (Lot 3). Each experiment has a budget cap of £800,000 Ex VAT.

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Solid lithium ceramics
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73200000, 73210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 1 experiment: To address a critical aspect of tritium breeding technology based on solid lithium ceramics.

### Lot 2: Lot 2 Lithium in liquid phase (1)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73200000, 73210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 2 experiment: To address a critical aspect of tritium breeding technology based on lithium in liquid.

### Lot 3: Lot 3 Molten salt of lithium (1)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73200000, 73210000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKJ

- **Description:** Lot 3 experiment: To address a critical aspect of tritium breeding technology based on molten salt of lithium.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025568-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-13T10:34:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:29:17.270Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0484f8