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Published 20 Oct 2021, 13:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

VULCANS (the Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems) is a multi-year Research & Development project aiming to help develop very small nuclear power systems to support sensors and propulsion in space and in other remote and challenging environments.

Official notice

Authority: Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Installation services (except software) (51)
+1 moreResearch & Development (R&D) (73)
 Delivery: UK
Awarded value£883,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Oct 2021no call for competition
Awarded to National Nuclear Laboratory

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Report on sector requirements and demand, covering:

o Demand from public and private sector organisations for Deployable Nuclear Power Sources and their fuels;

o Technical specification for isotope systems and fuel forms, in particular drawing on space mission profiles and launch safety requirements;

o Capabilities required to exploit the UK's nuclear waste inventory for isotope systems;

o Capabilities required and to develop micro-reactor fuel forms and reactors;

o Demand for access to SACRED and PuMA2 (including associated potential revenue or cost recovery mechanisms);

  • Design/Engineering Specification for SACRED and for PuMA2

o Including project plan detailing path to final commissioning

o Based on above identified sector requirements

  • Exploratory Research & Development into manufacturing approaches for fuel forms (both isotopic and fission) and subsequent performance testing
  • Report on future Critical Micro-Reactor Testing and Validation:

o Technical requirements for a critical reactor facility

o Potential location and licensing conditions

o Level of investment required and customer pipeline

o Links to the UK AMR Demonstration programme

o Links to UKAEA's Fusion Programme.

CPV: Installation services (except software) · Nuclear safety equipment · Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment · Research and development consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1VULCANS (the Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems) is a multi-year…Awarded

VULCANS (the Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems) is a multi-year Research & Development project aiming to help develop very small nuclear power systems to support sensors and propulsion in space and in other remote and challenging environments.

Delivery: UK
35113200 Nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipment35113210 Nuclear safety equipment38970000 Research, testing and scientific technical simulator73100000 Research and experimental development services73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2021, 13:54 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2021, 13:54 BST
Authority reference
TRN 5402 10 /2021
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026255
Classification (CPV)
Installation services (except software)Nuclear safety equipmentNuclear, biological, chemical and radiological protection equipmentResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and experimental development servicesResearch, testing and scientific technical simulator
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02edfc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct award due to absence of competition due to technical reasons or protection of exclusive rights (regulation 32(2)(b)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £883,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
National Nuclear LaboratoryVirtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems VULCANS£883,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Virtual Centre for the Application of Nuclear Systems VULCANS · National Nuclear Laboratory

    Signed
    19 Oct 2021
    Value
    £883,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 1 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H0ETContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Business Energy Innovation & StrategyReview body Westminster

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • National Nuclear LaboratoryAwarded supplier Chadwick House, Warrington Road, Birchwood Park, Warrington, UK, WA3 6AEContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.