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SBRI Competition Fusion Industry Challenges - Novel Concepts for Robust Diagnostics Systems, Sensing and Control

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Awarded
services
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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
South East
Delivery: South East, United Kingdom
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
20 December 2024
Published
13 November 2024

Procurement

Contract period
21 December 2024 - 14 August 2025
8 months
Procedure type
Other -
CPV classifications
  • 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What happened

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority awarded this contract to 3 Sci Ltd | First Light Fusion Ltd | Amentum Clean Energy Ltd | Nascent Semiconductor Ltd | Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd | Kyoto Fusioneering UK Ltd | University of Leeds | Full Matrix Ltd | University of Edinburgh | Oxford Sigma Ltd | IDOM UK Ltd | University of Warwick | MuWave Ltd worth £3,472,864 on 14 Feb 2025. The contract runs until 14 Aug 2025.

Description

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The aim of the competition is to develop solutions to fusion energy challenges in two key priority areas. The competition has two themes Novel concepts for robust diagnostics systems and Robust components for sensing and control.

A total of up to £2.8m inclusive of VAT, is allocated to this competition.

We expect to fund a number of projects. Each project should be delivered by August 2025.

Each project can range in size up to total costs of £250,000, inclusive of VAT.

Please refer to attachments for the full competition guidance.

Awarded suppliers (13)

Suppliers
  • 3 Sci Ltd
  • First Light Fusion Ltd
  • Amentum Clean Energy Ltd
  • Nascent Semiconductor Ltd
  • Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd
  • Kyoto Fusioneering UK Ltd
  • University of Leeds
  • Full Matrix Ltd
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Oxford Sigma Ltd
  • IDOM UK Ltd
  • University of Warwick
  • MuWave Ltd
Award value
£3,472,864
Award date
14 February 2025

Contact

Address
Culham Campus, Abingdon, OX14 3DB
Contact name
Emily Akehurst

Identifiers

Buyer reference
20250316123757-72814
Notice ID
d9c41c73-e9b9-4e91-93a8-2c617dd69de7-833998
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-4ca65c93-da99-4de7-a43a-afcbb86e40a8

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