Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Theodora Bampatsia
Telephone
+44 1235467082
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number
N/A
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=39149&B=UK
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Fusion Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Magnet Safety Test Facility
Reference number
T/DB141/21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The UK Government has given UKAEA the goal to maintain the UK’s position as a world leader in fusion research and development. As part of this a facility is being considered to provide fully representative fusion power plant operational conditions under which magnet safety systems can be tested.
Large superconducting magnets of the type used in fusion plants store an enormous amount of energy, up to tens of gigajoules. It is critical for the safety and availability of future fusion plants that they are equipped with systems that can extract this stored energy effectively and reliably over the lifetime of the plant.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31121110 - Power converters
- 31174000 - Power supply transformers
- 31218000 - Busbars
- 31630000 - Magnets
- 31682530 - Emergency power supplies
- 33113100 - Magnetic resonance scanners
- 42511200 - Machinery for liquefying air or other gases
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Government has given UKAEA the goal to maintain the UK’s position as a world leader in fusion research and development. As part of this a facility is being considered to provide fully representative fusion power plant operational conditions under which magnet safety systems can be tested.
Large superconducting magnets of the type used in fusion plants store an enormous amount of energy, up to tens of gigajoules. It is critical for the safety and availability of future fusion plants that they are equipped with systems that can extract this stored energy effectively and reliably over the lifetime of the plant.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes