Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Detailed Design and Build of a Compound Cryogenic Pump Prototype (CCPP)

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Final published estimate£350,000initial estimate £225,000 · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 23 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKIFS seeks the provision of detailed design and build of a Compound Cryogenic Pump Prototype (CCPP) after the completion of the detailed design documentation based on the existing preliminary design.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=972155399

CPV: Air pumps · Engineering design services · Pumps and compressors · Vacuum pumps

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot PP-UKIFS-034Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 23 Sept 2025 — 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligible
Value
£350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
42120000 Pumps and compressors42122450 Vacuum pumps42122460 Air pumps71320000 Engineering design services

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical60%
  • Price30%
  • Social Value10%

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-034
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Air pumpsEngineering design servicesPumps and compressorsVacuum pumps
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d39 Find a 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
2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published
    22 May 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTInterested parties should complete and return the questionnaire attached to the Market Engagement Notice in Appendix 1.
  3. Tender notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
  4. Clarification questions by393 days ago
    26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline386 days ago
    2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by378 days ago
    10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts366 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published363 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published25 Sept 2025Cancelled

Notice history

15 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BSTwas £350,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BSTUK4
  8. Deadline moved to 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST+7 days · was 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  9. Tender notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BSTUK4
  10. Published value updated to £350,000
    25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BSTwas £225,000
  11. Status changed to active
    25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
  12. Procurement method changed
    25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
  13. Deadline published: 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
  14. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 May 2025, 14:24 BSTUK2
  15. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    22 May 2025, 12:05 BSTUK2
Published amendments (2)

To respond to this MEN, please complete Appendix 1: Questionnaire and submit it via project messaging facility in the Delta portal portal by 17:00 6th June 2025. Early responses would be appreciated to help inform planning decisions. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8Q93P42766

Please note the tender submission deadline for this tender has now extended to 12pm 2nd September 2025. The deadline for enquiries has now extended to 5pm 26th August. This extension is to allow for the summer holiday period.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-05: 2 releases · 22 May 2025 — 22 May 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD

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

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure