Helium Refrigeration System (HRS) for Isotope Separation System (ISS) of ITER Fuel Cycle
Spain · Barcelona · how to bid here →
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 9 October at 16:00 — 6 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on the right).
- Offer and evidence in: BUL, HRV, CES, DAN, NLD, ENG, EST, FIN, FRA, DEU, ELL, HUN, GLE, ITA, LAV, LIT, MLT, POL, POR, RON, SLK, SLV, SPA, SWE.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed above; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 80% of the bids received came from other countries (33 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 2%.n = 33
- 54% of awards went to companies from abroad (183 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 1%.n = 183
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (11 awards, most recently October 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around March 2026. The last award went to Dal Ben S.P.A..n = 11
- 16% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (183 awards since 2017, spread over 121 companies). That is well below the sector norm (51%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 183 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 4 bids (167 procedures with a bid count); 18% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 167
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 27/09/2026.
Foreign bidders
In Spain · Industrial machinery, 55 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,677 recorded awards) — mostly from Germany, Italy, France.
Typical field: median 5 (from 11 awards).
What the buyer is looking for
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.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on the right), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish.
Contract
Who has won here before
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Capgemini España S.L. | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (ISQ) | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Freemelt AB · Molndal | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation | 3 | 2025 |
| CAPGEMINI ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SAS | 3 | 2024–2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this
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How to bid
Guide: how to apply on PLACSP — Plataforma de Contratación del Sector Público (Spanien) → Registration, signature, fees — from the operator's bidder manual.