Official UK procurement notice
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape for the STEP Toroidal Field Model Coil
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement seeks to award the contract for the supply of REBCO-based HTS tape for the STEP toroidal field model coil. The quantity required is 200 km of 12mm REBCO HTS tape suited to low temperature, high field application. Delivery commencing as soon as possible after award and no later than 01/01/27 and concluding no later than 30/06/27.
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CPV: Electric conductors for data and control purposes · Magnetic tapes · Magnets · Transformers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 80%
- Criterion 1: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-249b- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049657- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a25Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Compliant tenders must be submitted before the deadline through the tendering platform www.delta-esourcing.com ↗
Timeline
18 Aug 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by377 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent377 days ago14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends367 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts367 days ago24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published332 days ago27 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2025, 10:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2025, 10:05 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Nov 2025, 12:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co.,SME3 Nov 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2028Extensions: The Contract allows for the option to purchase additional goods (as defined in the Contract) as set out in clause Z14 of the Contract. | £7,000,000 | 14 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co.,SME
- Signed
- 31 Oct 2025
- Value
- £3,950,000
- Period
- 25 Nov 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract allows for the option to purchase additional goods (as defined in the Contract) as set out in clause Z14 of the Contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender