# Pelleting Work for ESA

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED](/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [University of Manchester](/contract-winners/university-of-manchester/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £64,530
- Tender value: £64,530
- Award date: 31 March 2024
- Published: 12 August 2024
- Contract start: 1 May 2024
- Contract end: 30 October 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3f66e535-2b3b-448d-8846-236da5ef4085-773475
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26a92b79-d4eb-4089-b6c7-dcf438a78aa9

## Description

National Nuclear Laboratory has award a contract to the University of Manchester for Pelleting work for ESA\. The objective of this work package is to make and test U/Ce oxide ceramic pellets\. The tasks will include: Manufacture of U/Ce oxide pellets, to a defined specification, including pressing and sintering Reporting of key characteristics including: grain size, pellet cracking \(if any\) etc Refinement of conditions, if optimisation is required Route to reproducibility Research into how validation of key pellet parameters can be carried out

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f66e535-2b3b-448d-8846-236da5ef4085-773475)