On 13 January, the execution of the CDTI Innovation Pre-commercial Public Procurement contracts for developing systems and materials validators in fusion energy began with IFMIF-DONES.

The purpose of this PPP contract is the development of Integrated Technology Validators for Accelerator systems (VATIAC) and Test Area Systems (VATIST), which will allow the Consortium to perform long-term tests on critical systems and components useful for the future large international scientific facility IFMIF-DONES.

The tender budget was EUR 40 million and the execution period was 40 months.

The contracts were divided into 2 lots:

– LOT 1 (VATIAC): 27.000.000 Eur (+VAT)

– LOT 2 (VATIST): 13,000,000 Eur (+VAT)

Information on this tender’s successful bidders and milestones is available at this link.

Source: CDTI