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H3AT Isotope Separation System (ISS) Gloveboxes

UK Atomic Energy Authority · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 13:26.

Opportunity overview

This transparency notice is issued to advise the market that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) intends to award a framework contract to Kinectrics Inc. for the design, manufacture, factory acceptance testing, delivery, installation support and commissioning support of the glovebox assemblies forming part of the Isotope Separation System (ISS) of the H3AT Tritium Loop Facility at Culham Campus, Oxfordshire, together with the associated professional design services. H3AT is constructing a tritium fuel cycle facility providing a closed-loop simulation plant and experimental laboratory. The ISS is a critical subsystem responsible for isotope separation using cryogenic and glovebox technologies. The gloveboxes provide the contained working environment necessary for tritium handling within the separation process and are a prerequisite to introducing active materials into the facility. The framework will be established under the NEC4 suite, with call-off contracts placed under the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract for manufacture and build scope and the NEC4 Professional Services Contract for design and advisory scope, as the design matures.

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.

Kinectrics Inc

2 award entriesNo match
Published award value
£8.3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PPTD-3275-XNXH
Location
Toronto, Ontario, CA, M8Z 5G5, Canada
View 2 award IDs

1, 2

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
H3AT ISS Gloveboxes
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The ground relied upon under section 41(1) of, and Schedule 5 to, the Procurement Act 2023 (as required to be stated by regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024) is Single Supplier — paragraph 5 (intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights) and paragraph 6 (absence of competition for technical reasons) of Schedule 5. The decision to award directly to Kinectrics Inc. is necessary because the ISS gloveboxes must interface directly with the ISS cryogenic system and conform to the glovebox standard adopted for the remainder of the H3AT facility, and because the detailed design and manufacturing solution incorporate intellectual property held by Kinectrics Inc. Any alternative manufacturer would be required to redesign to those interfaces and to develop a fresh manufacturing solution, which would duplicate completed work, incur disproportionate cost and could not be achieved within the programme window. UKAEA has assessed the market and is satisfied that there are no reasonable alternatives to the goods, services and works required.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLJV-1169-JTDD

Address

Street Address
Culham Science Centre
Locality
Oxfordshire
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country
CA
Country Name
Canada
Region
CA

Contact

Name
Matt Burton

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Kinectrics Inc
Id
GB-PPON-PPTD-3275-XNXH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPTD-3275-XNXH

Address

Street Address
800 Kipling Avenue
Locality
Toronto, Ontario
Postal Code
M8Z 5G5
Country
CA
Country Name
Canada
Region
CA

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
H3AT Isotope Separation System (ISS) Gloveboxes
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
42900000
Description
Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
9,900,000
Amount
8,250,000
Currency
GBP

Additional Procurement Categories

works

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPTD-3275-XNXH
Name
Kinectrics Inc

Contract period

Starts
18 Sept 2026, 01:00
Ends
18 Sept 2031, 23:59

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Call-off contracts are placed under the framework during its term, up to the framework value ceiling.

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071823-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jul 2026, 15:31
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Award 2
Id
2
Title
H3AT Isotope Separation System (ISS) Gloveboxes
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
42990000
Description
Miscellaneous special-purpose machinery

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
9,900,000
Amount
8,250,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPTD-3275-XNXH
Name
Kinectrics Inc

Contract period

Starts
18 Sept 2026, 01:00
Ends
18 Sept 2031, 23:59

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Call-off contracts are placed under the framework during its term, up to the framework value ceiling.

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071823-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jul 2026, 15:31
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxfordshire · CA · OX14 3DB · Canada

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 071823-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·