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Procurement of Testing Campaign Using a Packed Bed Flow Reactor – PP-UKIFS- 458

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Buyer Address: Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Bruce Kirkwood

Contact Email: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk

Contact Telephone: 07852001696

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
80000.0 GBP
Gross: 96000.0 GBP
Published
25 Feb 2026, 16:06
Deadline
08 Apr 2026, 14:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
24111000 - Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

UKIFS is seeking to procure a suitable Suppliers that can provide access to a small-scale flow reactor instrument or test rig to perform characterisation experiments on solid materials. The test requirement is to perform absorption breakthrough analysis to verify the effectiveness of getter materials at removal of contaminants from a flowing noble gas stream. The contaminants involved are hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen & nitrogen. The supplier will be responsible for providing access to or procuring the necessary instrumentation to host these tests and performing a programme of tests for four sample materials with two gas mixtures. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Hydrogen%2C-argon%2C-rare-gases%2C-nitrogen-and-oxygen./73CTH88WC9 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/73CTH88WC9

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017057-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 80,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 96,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-05-17T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-11-30T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical and Quality (65%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price for Service (25%)

Documents

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