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Published 20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cost Modelling Support — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£500,000≈ £333k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2025
Contract term 1 yr 6 moup to 2 yrs with extensions · starts 12 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKIFS is seeking to procure a suitable supplier (an individual organisation or a consortium with a lead supplier) for a NEC4 Professional Services Contract to provide Cost Modelling support to UKIFS across 7 work packages. The titles of these work packages are listed below.

Cost Modelling: Installation / Assembly Cost Studies

Cost Modelling: Commissioning Cost Studies

Cost Modelling: Transport Cost Studies

Cost Modelling: Control System Cost Studies

Cost Modelling: OPEX Cost Studies

Cost Modelling: HCD Market Survey & Supply Chain Identification

Cost Modelling: General Design Development

The estimated term of the Contract is 18 months.

The estimated budget for the Contract is £500,000 including expenses (excluding VAT).

Key priorities for UKIFS in this requirement are a supplier’s ability to leverage their supply chain and deploy SME capability and collaboration within the work packages. Successful bidders should be able to demonstrate their ability to manage simultaneous work packages and ensuring appropriate SME capacity is given to each WP.

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  • How the procedure runs: Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - this sets out the conditions of participation to determine the 3-6 successful suppliers that progress to the second and final stage of the CFP where suppliers are required to submit a full, formal tender.

CPV: Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1CancelledRenewal 1 yr 6 moSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 12 Aug 2025 — 12 Feb 2027 (1 yr 6 mo) · up to 2 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Value
£500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
6 month extension is available
71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs71244000 Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing
    All details of Conditions of Participation included in PSQ
  • Technical & professional ability
    All details of Conditions of Participation in PSQ

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Calculation of costs, monitoring of costsProject and design preparation, estimation of costs
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f0f Find a Tender
How it runs
Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) - this sets out the conditions of participation to determine the 3-6 successful suppliers that progress to the second and final stage of the CFP where suppliers are required to submit a full, formal tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    12 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published20 Jun 2025Cancelled

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BSTwas £500,000
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    20 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
  8. Tender notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 14:05 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DB

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender