Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Abigail Woods
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=41673&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
H3AT – Pressure Vessels
Reference number
T/AW288/21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44610000 - Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
UKAEA wishes to engage with potential prime contractors, SME’s, pressure vessel designers and manufacturers for the supply of vessels in a variety of volumes. Approximately twenty-six vessels will be required. This is subject to preliminary and detailed engineering design phases, numbers may increase or decrease. These vessels will be for use in a number of sub-systems that will make up the Tritium Plant located within the new H3AT Facility currently in construction on the UKAEA Culham site. There will be two main types of vessel: single containment and dual containment. Vessels will be required to be taken through design analysis, manufacture, testing and then delivery to UKAEA’s site in Culham.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 09343000 - Radioactive materials
- 44615000 - Pressure vessels
- 44615100 - Steel pressure vessels
- 45255400 - Fabrication work
- 45262670 - Metalworking
- 45262680 - Welding
- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71323000 - Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
- 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
- 71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
- 71335000 - Engineering studies
- 71336000 - Engineering support services
- 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 72242000 - Design-modelling services
- 73430000 - Test and evaluation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
UKAEA wishes to engage with potential prime contractors, SME’s, pressure vessel designers and manufacturers for the supply of vessels in a variety of volumes. Approximately twenty-six vessels will be required. This is subject to preliminary and detailed engineering design phases, numbers may increase or decrease. These vessels will be for use in a number of sub-systems that will make up the Tritium Plant located within the new H3AT Facility currently in construction on the UKAEA Culham site. There will be two main types of vessel: single containment and dual containment. Vessels will be required to be taken through design analysis, manufacture, testing and then delivery to UKAEA’s site in Culham.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 March 2022
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: No