Awarded contract

STEP Ceramic to Metal Bonding for microwave windows in ultra-high vacuum boundaries

Details

Topic
Research and experimental development services
Published
1 November 2024

Tender description

The objective of this contract is to perform an initial assessment of material options for the three configurations listed below:  1. Microwave vacuum window used in WR-## waveguide.  2. Vacuum window with size below cut-off used for arc-detection  3. Generic vacuum barrier of either rectangular and circular cross-section used for integration in HE11 waveguide components.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published1 November 2024
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date1 November 2024

About the buyer

The UK Atomic Energy Authority is the central government body behind the UK's fusion energy programmes and tenders every opportunity above a low-value threshold. Opportunities and notices are published on the Central Digital Platform, also known as Find a Tender. Bidders access all tender documents through EU Supply, the authority's centralised platform. Much of this procurement flows through government frameworks, including the Crown Commercial Service. A quarterly procurement pipeline gives visibility of larger forthcoming opportunities. Two published charters, on the supply chain and on social value, set out the authority's approach to its suppliers.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the UK Atomic Energy Authority's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and industrial machinery.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73100000 · Research and experimental development services

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