Official UK procurement notice
Cryogenic Plant - Design Study - Multi Year
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS), is seeking to select a suitable supplier for the provision of Design Study services for Cryogenic Plant, over multiple years.
UKIFS is seeking industrial experts to assist with the transition from concept development to preliminary design level of the STEP Cryogenic Plant. The STEP cryogenics system is currently in the concept design phase, with the aim of producing a preliminary design for the cryogenic cooling systems for the STEP Prototype Plant (SPP).
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CPV: Engineering design services · Plant engineering design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,000,000
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)
- Technical (of which, 10% Social Value): 80%
- Total Contract Value: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (of which, 10% Social Value)
- Total Contract Value
- 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 15:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-147- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053498- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05930cFind a Tender
- Risks
Please note that continuation of the contract beyond March 2026 is subject to the availability of ongoing funding. The contracting authority reserves the right to curtail or terminate the contract should such ongoing funding not be secured at any point during the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Sept 2025 → 17 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by382 days ago7 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline358 days ago31 Oct 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by340 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent327 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends316 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts316 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published128 days ago17 Jun 2026, 15:20 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025- Tender notice published3 Sept 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published17 Jun 2026, 15:20 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide Advanced Technologies16 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 | £935,285 | 26 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Air Liquide Advanced Technologies
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2029
- Status
- cancelled (15 Jun 2026)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIESAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender