# Microwave Heating Sources for MAST Upgrade

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd
- Award value: £2,714,000
- Tender value: £3,500,000
- Award date: 4 September 2021
- Published: 28 September 2021
- Contract start: 24 September 2021
- Contract end: 1 January 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 4961f619-d8ba-4846-a07d-2c24581a7c0b-471899
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cfca3525-f084-4abc-9897-5fb9e62d68b1

## Description

The provision of applicable solutions; namely RF sources to provide near Mega-Watt level microwave heating and current drive for the MAST Upgrade experiment\. Multi-stage Competitive Dialogue procedure\. Competitive Dialogue Procedure experienced tendering difficulties after the Dialogue phase of the procurement exercise, as such a Mini- Competition process was established between the 2 remaining participants in the Competitive Dialogue to enable final tendering\. Final tendering was undertaken via the following: FTN: 2021-541407 Contracts Finder:: 2f064bc1-4133-438e-bae5-ffe9eb30a73a The Contract Award Notice for this procedure: FTN: 2021/S 000-024005

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4961f619-d8ba-4846-a07d-2c24581a7c0b-471899)