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Cryopump Production Friction Weld

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:01.

Opportunity overview

Cryopump Production Friction Weld

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£198.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Apr 2025
Award ID
017065-2025-145557-1
Status
active
Location
Halesowen, UKG31, B62 8AN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV44615100 — Steel pressure vessels
  • CPV44164200 — Tubing

Lots

  • The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has the requirement for manufacturing and delivering 510 Intermetallic friction welds for MAST-U's Double Beam Box (DBB) cryopump. For full details, please see the Invitation to Tender available for download from the link within this notice.£200k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
T/JLL164/24
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.4.3)Review procedure Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
17 Feb 2025, 12:00
Description
UKAEA authorised personnel only.

Address

Street Address
UK Atomic Energy Authority C7, Culham Campus, Abingdon, OX14 3DB

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
17 Feb 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
17 Feb 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes

Classification

Id
44615100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Steel pressure vessels

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
18 May 2025, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority has the requirement for manufacturing and delivering 510 Intermetallic friction welds for MAST-U's Double Beam Box (DBB) cryopump. For full details, please see the Invitation to Tender available for download from the link within this notice.

Value

Amount
200,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30%

Contract period

Ends
29 Aug 2025, 23:59
Starts
31 Mar 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Entry 2
Region
UKJ14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
44164200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tubing

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-102343
Name
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Locality
Abingdon
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Culham Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Fusion Research

Identifier

Id
N/A
Legal Name
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Contact

Name
Jordan Luker
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1213
Name
UK Atomic Energy Authority

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Abingdon
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Culham Science Centre

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-145185
Name
KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Locality
Halesowen
Postal Code
B62 8AN
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
017065-2025-145557-1
Title
Cryopump Production Friction Weld
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145185
Name
KUKA SYSTEMS UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017065-2025-145557-1
Title
Cryopump Production Friction Weld
Status
active
Award ID
017065-2025-145557-1
Date Signed
3 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
198,767
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Abingdon · UKJ14 · OX14 3DB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04d041-2025-04-25T14:21:35+01:00compiled ·