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Published 17 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT

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: UK
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £581k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Feb 2026awarded 11 Mar 2026
Awarded to RI Research Instruments GmbH
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 30 Sept 2028 · starts 5 Mar 2026

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.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 7 moSMEPublished value£1,500,000
Contract period: 5 Mar 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs 7 mo)Value: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,800,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • Commercial: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial
  • Technical
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
11 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 5 Feb 2026
Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-034
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084077
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Air pumpsEngineering design servicesPumps and compressorsVacuum pumps
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f864 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
27 Jan 2026
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.gov.uk/government/organisat… ↗

Timeline

17 Dec 2025 → 11 Aug 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published309 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by268 days ago
    27 Jan 2026
  3. Submission deadline260 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by258 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts231 days ago
    5 Mar 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent224 days ago
    12 Mar 2026
  7. Standstill ends196 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published72 days ago
    11 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 19:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    26 Jan 2026, 16:05 GMT
    +7 days · was 28 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract award notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 09:47 GMT
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    26 Mar 2026, 09:47 GMT
  6. Contract signature expected
    8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  7. Contract details notice published
    11 Aug 2026, 17:13 BST
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

The deadline to submit a response to this tender has now extended to 12pm 4th February 2026.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-12: 1 release · 17 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RI Research Instruments GmbH9 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2028£1,500,00011 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RI Research Instruments GmbHAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJPV-2841-ZMPR FriedrichEbert-Str. 75, Bergisch Gladbach, DE, 51429, DEContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender