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ICL Open Air Diffusion Bonding
Published 3 Oct 2025
3 Oct 2025
- Primary CPV
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73000000 *
Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, South East
- Value
- £220,000
- Contract
-
6 months Duration
06/10/2025 02/04/2026
- Contract Types
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73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom · UKJ14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
73000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: PP-UKIFS-422
Description of services:
7-month project for continuation of technical work that will further the Intellectual Property application related to open air diffusion bonding technology for fusion application.
Why it is needed:
The open-air diffusion bonding technology presents a unique approach to manufacture of large-scale tungsten components. Unlike both traditional and advanced methods, this technique eliminates the need for vacuum conditions or tightly controlled atmospheres, thereby offering a more scalable and cost-effective solution for industrial applications.
Full CPV breakdown
- 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 03 Oct 2025 15:27
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a825
- Notice ID
- PP-UKIFS-422
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
The faculty Building, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
GB-COH RC000231
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 6 Oct 2025 · Scheduled
Full notice record
53 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Culham Science Centre |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Abingdon |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | OX14 3DB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ14 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Name | IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | The faculty Building, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | SW7 2AZ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI32 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | j.prestt@imperial.ac.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.imperial.ac.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD |
Tender
| Title | ICL Open Air Diffusion Bonding |
| Description | Description of services: 7-month project for continuation of technical work that will further the Intellectual Property application related to open air diffusion bonding technology for fusion application. Why it is needed: The open-air diffusion bonding technology presents a unique approach to manufacture of large-scale tungsten components. Unlike both traditional and advanced methods, this technique eliminates the need for vacuum conditions or tightly controlled atmospheres, thereby offering a more scalable and cost-effective solution for industrial applications. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Title | ICL Open Air Diffusion Bonding |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £264,000 |
| Value › Value | £220,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Supplier › Name | IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE |
| Item › CPV › Description | Research and development services and related consultancy services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062243-2025 |
| Document › Published | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |