1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ('Fusion for Energy')
Legal type of the buyer: EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Helium Refrigeration System (HRS) for Isotope Separation System (ISS) of ITER Fuel Cycle
Description: The scope of this procurement procedure is the design, manufacturing, assembly, factory acceptance testing, transport and delivery of the Helium Refrigeration System (HRS) for the Isotope Separation System (ISS) within the Tritium Plant at ITER, based on Reversed Turbo-Brayton technology. The HRS will supply a cooling net power of approximately 1500 W at 18.5 K for the ISS of the ITER Tritium Plant. Optional scope: Option 1: factory performance testing; Option 2: technical assistance for on-site installation and final connection activities; Option 3: technical assistance for commissioning and site acceptance testing. Before the final call for tender, F4E may decide to remove certain options from the scope.
Procedure identifier: 9884b486-9264-44a7-af5d-9a2253c2b782
Previous notice: 34417-2026
Internal identifier: F4E-OPE-2014
Type of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 42513200 Refrigerating equipment
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: At contractor's premises
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 300 000,00 EUR
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0001
Title: Helium Refrigeration System (HRS) for Isotope Separation System (ISS) of ITER Fuel Cycle
Description: The scope of this procurement procedure is the design, manufacturing, assembly, factory acceptance testing, transport and delivery of the Helium Refrigeration System (HRS) for the Isotope Separation System (ISS) within the Tritium Plant at ITER, based on Reversed Turbo-Brayton technology. The HRS will supply a cooling net power of approximately 1500 W at 18.5 K for the ISS of the ITER Tritium Plant. Optional scope: Option 1: factory performance testing; Option 2: technical assistance for on-site installation and final connection activities; Option 3: technical assistance for commissioning and site acceptance testing. Before the final call for tender, F4E may decide to remove certain options from the scope.
Internal identifier: F4E-OPE-2014
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 42513200 Refrigerating equipment
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information: At contractor's premises
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 60 Months
5.1.6.
General information
Reserved participation:
Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): yes
Information about previous notices:
Identifier of the previous notice: 34417-2026
Additional information: The 60 months under Section 5.1.3. = 42 months (baseline up to delivery) + 18 months (optional – on-site technical assistance options)
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 3
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Description: Financial proposal
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Description: Technical proposal
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 09/10/2026 16:00:00 (UTC+02:00) Eastern European Time, Central European Summer Time
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used: no
Electronic payment will be used: yes
5.1.15.
Techniques
Framework agreement:
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system:
No dynamic purchase system
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: General Court (European Union)
Information about review deadlines: Within 2 months of notice of the award decision, you may launch an action for annulment of the award decision. Requests concerning the award procedure may also be submitted to the contracting authority. Any request to and any reply from the contracting authority, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time limit for launching an action for annulment or opening a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated in section 8.1 ORG-0002 of this contract notice. If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint with the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu).
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ('Fusion for Energy')
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy ('Fusion for Energy')
Registration number: n01110115D
Postal address: C/ Josep Pla, 2, Torres Diagonal Litoral, edificio B3
Town: Barcelona
Postcode: 08019
Country subdivision (NUTS): Barcelona (ES511)
Country: Spain
Contact point: Fanny Cauvard
Telephone: +34933201800
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: General Court (European Union)
Registration number: CURIA
Postal address: Rue du Font Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
8.1.
ORG-0000
Official name: Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number: PUBL
Town: Luxembourg
Postcode: 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS): Luxembourg (LU000)
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 29291
Roles of this organisation:
TED eSender
Notice identifier/version: e82d6429-33f7-4569-ae95-faa43ce5d69b - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 31/08/2026 06:13:19 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 601126-2026
OJ S issue number: 168/2026
Publication date: 01/09/2026