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DCO Interface, Co-ordination and Consultation Services

Buyer: UK Fusion Energy Ltd →

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BuyerUK Fusion Energy Ltd
StatusClosed
Deadline22 Apr 2026
Value£160,000
Published8 Apr 2026

What is being bought

UKFE is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of DCO Consultation Support. This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Act using the Open Procedure. To access the tender documents including instructions and method of bidding, please find PP-UKIFS-565 on the UKFE Tender Portal, available at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/ UKFE is currently embarking on the development of a DCO submission in 2029. The first stage of consultation closes in 2026. This comprises 13 separate consultation events within approx. 10km of the WB campus, supported by documentation and online materials and feedback routes. A second phase of consultation is planned for 2027, with a final third phase in 2028. This requirement is to place a contract with an external Supplier to continue the provision of these specialist interface, co-ordination and consultation services, as UKFE continues to progress through the DCO process and in particular, to support S2. Please note that this Tender Notice follows a period of pre-tender market engagement as per FTS notice 2026/S 000-024719. The pre-tender market engagement has informed UKFE on the procurement procedure. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Site-development-work./5A6NYMKZP6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5A6NYMKZP6

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Site-development work 45111291Development consultancy services 73220000Public relations consultancy services 79416200Evaluation consultancy services 79419000Environmental issues consultancy services 90713000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£160,000
Contract periodFrom 14 May 2026 to 13 Aug 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Pricing Response — Fixed cost (20%)
Technical Response — Technical (70%)
Social Value — Social value (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Site-development work, Development consultancy services, Public relations consultancy services, Evaluation consultancy services, Environmental issues consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Site-development work (45111291); 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 459,0624 median · 25.3 average (2,031 of 9,062 with a bid count)3.7 average (2,230 of 9,062 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,1786 median · 73.1 average (273 of 1,178 with a bid count)7.6 average (305 of 1,178 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)9917 median · 6.4 average (5 of 991 with a bid count)1 average (5 of 991 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-067e04
Latest release ID031958-2026
Latest release timestampWed Apr 08 2026 12:53:37 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031958-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-04-22T14:30:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-04-16T00:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£160,000
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 Apr 2026tender031958-2026

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
8 Apr 2026 · 031958-2026 · tender
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