# STEP Plasma Modelling

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,500,000
- Published: 4 April 2019
- Planned start: 25 April 2019
- Planned end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 17b3f03c-41fe-4949-b066-1a4668be3ec0-280603
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5998507-60d7-4812-9345-5902c46af5fa

## Description

The UKAEA aims to establish a national programme that will explore the options, challenges and solutions for accelerating the delivery of fusion power through the development of a compact reactor, the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production \(STEP\)\. The programme will cover every aspect of designing a fusion reactor, including plasma performance and plasma control for steady-state operation\. UKAEA invites expressions of interest from research organisations capable of carrying out plasma modelling for STEP\. Specifically, modelling is required in the following areas: • First principles-based \(gyrokinetic\) simulations of turbulence and the associated plasma turbulence in the plasma core and pedestal\. • Simulations of turbulence in the scrape-off layer \(SOL\)\. • Simulations of non-inductive plasma start-up and non-inductive current drive using waves in the electron cyclotron range of frequencies\. The framework will have an initial duration of 1 year, extendable on an annual basis for a maximum of 5 years in aggregate

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17b3f03c-41fe-4949-b066-1a4668be3ec0-280603)