Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Open tender · Notice 098223-2026
Vacuum Pump Tritium Testing
- Value
- £400k
- Closes
- 16 Nov 2026 (8 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 21 Dec 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
In plain English
UK Atomic Energy Authority wants a supplier to design, build, commission and run a tritium-compatible test rig that mimics the operating conditions of its vacuum and impurity treatment system, then examine the wet-contact materials (especially PTFE) afterwards. The work runs from 21 December 2026 to 30 April 2027, is estimated at £400,000 and bids are due by 16 November 2026 under an open procedure with one lot.
Good fit for: Specialist nuclear or vacuum engineering firms with their own licensed facility able to handle tritium.
- Must have a licensed facility for the work
at the Contractor’s licensed facility
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What the buyer says
The Authority wishes to commission an organisation to deliver to design, manufacture, commission, and operate a tritium-compatible test rig that is representative of the operating conditions of the Vacuum and Impurity Treatment System (VAC-ITS) at the Contractor’s licensed facility, and to perform post-operation examination of wetted materials, with particular focus on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
Getting the documents
uk.eu-supply.com (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 16 Oct 2026.
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