# Sellafield Transmutation of Elements in an Accelerator\) STELLAR

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED](/suppliers/national-nuclear-laboratory/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £883,000
- Tender value: £883,000
- Award date: 8 October 2021
- Published: 26 October 2021
- Contract start: 11 October 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fd5f4808-41d3-4786-b955-789bf314c6fd-480120
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-98e686da-2bce-49be-9543-b81cecec8ebc

## Description

The required services which BEIS need from NNL are as follows; 1\)Design of a 5-year Experimental Programme, in partnership with UK Atomic Energy Authority \(UKAEA\), Atomic Weapons Establishment \(AWE\), National Physics Laboratory \(NPL\) and academia, to inform a further Spending Review bid covering: o User demand and pipeline of work o Funding requirements or cost recovery options o Operating model \(incl\. how to facilitate user access, both virtual and in-person\) o Benefits and strategic outcomes 2\) Detailed design/Engineering Specification for STELLAR, including: o Project plan, detailing path to final commissioning o Peripheral capability required i\.e\. PIE o User requirements identified above 3\) Report on compatibility \(and any modifications required\) of STELLAR and Experimental Programme with licensing: o NNL Central Laboratory safety case o Sellafield Nuclear Licensed Site conditions o Transport requirements 4\) Optioneering report on neutron source solutions, covering: o Different accelerator technologies o Possible locations \(HEIF or otherwise\) and build options o Funding requirements or operating models o Including access to European sources o Identifying investors, partners, or industria

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd5f4808-41d3-4786-b955-789bf314c6fd-480120)