Official UK procurement notice
Development of vertically straight fusion blanket segment demonstrator including technology development identification
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of the on-going STEP programme, continued development, learning and understanding of materials and systems is required. As such, the materials team have set out this requirement to better understand the proposed plan for the breeder blankets within the tokomak. This proof of concept, physical scaled demonstrator and broader technology understanding will benefit the programme and allow for further progress to be made.
The scaled physical demonstrator that this project will deliver is to demonstrate the manufacturability of ferritic-martensitic steels in the form required to suit the Breeder Blanket design proposed herein.
The demonstration will prove the engineering processes and techniques necessary for the scaled demonstrator and will identify feasibility of increased scale-up for manufacture of the large-scale fabrication of breeder blanket segments using Grade 91 steel.
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CPV: Engineering services · Engineering works and construction works · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Capability: 20%
- Project Management: 10%
- Technical methodology and project delivery approach: 40%
- Criterion 1: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Criterion 1: Pricing submission
- Capability
- Project Management
- Technical methodology and project delivery approach
- Social 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
- 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
- 1 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-360- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061511- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a649Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Clarification questions by360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline353 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by350 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts347 days ago10 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent332 days ago25 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published331 days ago25 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Standstill ends321 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Tender notice published1 Oct 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Oct 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT24 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST+7 days · was 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published25 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The notice has been amended to extend the closing date to 03 November 2025. The deadline for clarification questions has also been extended to 27 November 2025.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Fusioneering10 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £238,780 inc. VAT | 25 Nov 2025standstill to 5 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kyoto Fusioneering UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender