# Tethys- Workington Laboratory Refurbishment

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [National Nuclear Laboratory](/buyers/national-nuclear-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Published: 26 May 2023
- Planned start: 27 June 2023
- Planned end: 28 June 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: fae66f4c-7045-492e-94fd-d18d07bb36b4-648783
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-650ecf74-0e03-4832-8639-8067c741646f

## Description

NNL have been requested to install the necessary equipment to develop a salt clean up development facility within NNL's Workington facility\. The Sub-contractor is required to design, build, and commission a salt clean up development facility within the footprint of an area in the Workington rig hall facility\. The contract is to be placed to fulfil a requirement for a facility that can be used to develop methods for purifying salts from heavy metals\. The new laboratory is to be installed within the old CAF Lab\. at NNL's Workington Facility and be operational for 5 years\. The contractor scope of work is limited to the Laboratory facility redevelopment including the procurement and installation of the following equipment to enable operations and future capability: - • 4 off\. Fume hoods • Double Dissolver • Precipitation Vessel • Filtration Boat • Furnace • Evaporator • Waste Liquor collection vessel • Sink • Foul waste drainage system • Deionisation machine • Room extraction ventilation system • Fume hood ventilation • Bottle fed argon and nitrogen supply • Hydrogen monitor Laboratory development The functional requirements are detailed in Project functional Specification: Salt Clean-up Development Facility \(MOD12036/06/96/01 issue 1\)\. Regulation, Standards Testing & Commissioning CDM, EMC, COSHH, Current Electrical Mechanical, Compressed gases, Heating Ventilation and Drainage manufacture, installation, and commissioning standards\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fae66f4c-7045-492e-94fd-d18d07bb36b4-648783)