Scope
Reference
PP-UKIFS-334c
Description
An integrated system that will provide cooling for the high heat flux testing for the STEP in-vessel components, as well as cooling the auxiliary systems required for operation, as part of the High Heat Flux Testing and Verification Facility. This system will include:
Temperature Control Unit (226 kW cooling capacity, 150 kW heating capacity and a maximum operating temperature of 350°C)
Chiller (350 kW cooling capacity)
Design of the Temperature Control Unit and Chiller System, along with all necessary components for operation.
Commissioning of the system.
Installation of the system.
This system is very similar to the operational HIVE test rig which has used this supplier for the last seven years and shares the same fundamental design concept, many similar components, the cooling system and operational principles. These specific nuances are currently only understood by ICS Cool Energy.
This project is an extension of the organisation's Induction-heating based HHF testing programme and there is a stakeholder requirement to ensure equipment is directly comparable, and compatible to the HIVE facility, including physical interfaces, control, and data acquisition (see approved TD-0012050-A: SHR-010, SHR-011, SHR-013). As a result another supplier would have to retrofit the HIVE test to match the proposed HHFTVF facility increasing the cost beyond what we have been quoted.
The absence of this system poses a significant technical risk to the project, as it will result in certain key stakeholder requirements falling out of scope and lead to a diminished operational capability, such as the inability to accurately replicate the first wall environment as well as future use cases. (see approved TD-0012050-A: SHR-008, SHR-009, SHR-016)
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Contract 1. PP-UKIFS-334c
Supplier
Contract value
- £293,959 excluding VAT
- £352,750.80 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
16 October 2025
Standstill period
- End: 27 October 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
29 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 30 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 5 months, 2 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 42510000 - Heat-exchange units, air-conditioning and refrigerating equipment, and filtering machinery
- 45331230 - Installation work of cooling equipment
- 50721000 - Commissioning of heating installations
- 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73430000 - Test and evaluation
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
ICS COOL ENERGY LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRH-1519-HLXY
Ics House Stephenson Road, Calmore Industrial Estate, Totton
Southampton
SO40 3SA
United Kingdom
Contact name: Jon Reeve
Email: jon.reeve@icscoolenergy.com
Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. PP-UKIFS-334c
Contracting authority
UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact name: Operational Procurement
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government