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Published 7 Apr 2025, 17:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fusion concepts in future energy landscapes

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Industrial machinery (42)Public utilities (65)
+2 moreArchitecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73)
 Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Planned pipeline value£416,667pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 16 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 6 moends 13 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKAEA wishes to improve its understanding of the future global energy landscape, the role of fusion and the desirable characteristics of fusion plants. To aid this improvement, UKAEA intends to engage with subject matter experts within the energy landscape arena and beyond (both industrial and academic). This PME is to gather information to frame an invitation to tender based upon this aim.

CPV: Electricity distribution and related services · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Engineering-design services for industrial process and production · Fusion equipment · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 6 moSME
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 13 Mar 2026 (6 mo)
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
09300000 Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy42664000 Fusion equipment65300000 Electricity distribution and related services65400000 Other sources of energy supplies and distribution71314000 Energy and related services71314300 Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
7 Apr 2025, 17:05 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2025, 08:27 BST
Authority reference
T/EA040/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013521
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Electricity distribution and related servicesElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyEnergy and related servicesEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEngineering-design services for industrial process and productionFusion equipmentOther sources of energy supplies and distributionResearch services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

7 Apr 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 17:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    21 May 2025, 00:59 BST

    The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicT… ↗ Please search using the unique tender ID: 98299

  3. Tender notice expected
    16 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 17:05 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 08:27 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

The procurement description was duplicated twice in the original notice, this has now been amended. No other changes have been made at this time.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure