Official UK procurement notice
DEMO RMTF - TR0+ Upgrade Realisation
Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is to support UKAEA to develop test facilities in order to advance their understanding of novel control systems inside of a future fusion reactor known as DEMO. This is to be delivered under the NEC4 Supply Contract. The scope is detailed in the Specification document. There is optional site visits for all bidders. The contract value is approximately £400,000 with a target start date of September 2025.
- No preliminary market engagement: The stakeholder had great insights of the market as this requirement is upgrade of existing systems that was sourced via competitive tender process.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity will be assessed via D&B checks
- Technical & professional ability
Certain certification is specified in the Tender Documents
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 (3)
- Relevant Organisational Experience: 80%
- Cost: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Relevant Organisational Experience: Q1 Relevant Organisational Experience 15% Q2 Individual & Team Expertise 30% Q3 Programme Timescale and Delivery Method 15% Q4 Percentage of the maximum scope of supply delivered 30% Q5 Quality Assurance 10%
- Cost: Commercial Schedule is provided to capture cost elements
- Social Value: Fighting Climate Change
- Economic & financial standing
Financial Capacity will be assessed via D&B checks
- Technical & professional ability
Certain certification is specified in the Tender Documents
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
T/HR058/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041461- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056285Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 Days payment terms with 3 Payment milestones
- Risks
Delivery Deadlines
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2025, 23:55 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BST
- Clarification questions by31 Jul 2025, 23:55 BST
- Submission deadline13 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by28 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts15 Sept 2025
- Assessment summaries sent397 days ago25 Sept 2025
- Standstill ends385 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published312 days ago18 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Tender notice published18 Jul 2025, 23:30 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Sept 2025, 14:00 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK LimitedTender for TR0+ Upgrade7 Oct 2025 – 1 Apr 2026 · up to 1 Jun 2026Extensions: This is an optional extension to be agreed by both parties . · Options: Yes ; Optional extension by a month | £400,000 | 25 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
TR0+ Upgrade · Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK Limited
- Signed
- 20 Nov 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- 24 Nov 2025 – 1 May 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK LtdAwarded 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