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Crane Concept Design Study

Buyer: UK Fusion Energy Ltd →

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BuyerUK Fusion Energy Ltd
StatusClosed
Deadline28 Jul 2026
Value£70,000
Published8 Jul 2026

What is being bought

UKFE is inviting bids from the market so it can appoint a suitably qualified supplier to deliver a Crane Concept Design Study, in support of the SPP. The STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP) is a programme of work to build, commission and demonstrate fusion power in the UK. The key goal of the project is to operate a powerplant that places net power on the UK grid from fusion energy in the 2040’s. West Burton Power Station, Retford, was announced as the home for STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) in October 2022. Staff also work at Culham Science Centre in Abingdon. Further details on the technical specification are provided in the tender pack, on the UKFE Delta procurement portal. This contract follows earlier market engagement which demonstrated sufficient capability and interest in the market for a tender exercise to be run. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Lifting-and-handling-equipment./W5S3379557 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W5S3379557

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Lifting and handling equipment 42410000Cranes 42414100Overhead travelling cranes 42414200Bridge cranes 42414500Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery 42418000Research services 73110000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£70,000
Contract periodFrom 19 Aug 2026 to 18 Dec 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial response (10%)
Technical (90%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Lifting and handling equipment, Cranes, Overhead travelling cranes, Bridge cranes, Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery, Research servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 42. The category anchor is Lifting and handling equipment (42410000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 428494 median · 73.5 average (165 of 849 with a bid count)5.7 average (174 of 849 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer6Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK21320.5 median · 351.6 average (30 of 213 with a bid count)19.8 average (31 of 213 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)723 median · 3 average (3 of 72 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 72 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c60e
Latest release ID064055-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 08 2026 10:06:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064055-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-07-28T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-17T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£70,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
8 Jul 2026tender064055-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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