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Furnace moves

UK Atomic Energy Authority · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:02.

Opportunity overview

We are using the OEM to move furnaces between buildings. They understand the equipment well, negates/ reduces the risk of failures (short or long term). In addition, the recommissioning would need to be undertaken by the OEM.

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.

Published award value
£335.7k
Awarded
18 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PWYW-9582-JTRT
Location
Halesowen, UKG36, B63 2RR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
JNCA/PR078/25
Status
complete
Published risks
In moving such large pieces of specialised kit there is a risk of breakages in transit and service failure once in situ.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
- This supplier is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) - This supplier understands the equipment extremely well - This supplier provides the servicing for the equipment is the point of contact for issues and failures on the equipment - Any long term issues from the move and/or thereafter, will be straight forward with no ambiguity of where fault lies - This supplier will be required to come on site to recommission the equipment in any case.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLJV-1169-JTDD
Name
UK Atomic Energy Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Oxfordshire
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Culham Science Centre

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLJV-1169-JTDD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Paul Raimbach
Telephone
+44 1235528822
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PWYW-9582-JTRT
Name
Vacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG36
Country
GB
Locality
Halesowen
Postal Code
B63 2RR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 8 Hayes Trading Estate, Hingley Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PWYW-9582-JTRT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Vacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
18 Aug 2025, 01:00
Title
Furnace Moves
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
51135000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Installation services of furnaces

Value

Amount
335,725
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
402,870

Documents

Entry 1
Id
040396-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
16 Jul 2025, 10:00
Entry 2
Id
049615-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Aug 2025, 16:30

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWYW-9582-JTRT
Name
Vacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Aug 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0000

Contract period

Ends
15 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 01:00

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Aug 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxfordshire · UKJ14 · OX14 3DB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-056007-2025-08-18T16:30:29+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·