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title: "Fusion Plant Controls Partner (FPCP)"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fusion-plant-controls-partner-fpcp-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac81"
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# Fusion Plant Controls Partner (FPCP)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fusion-plant-controls-partner-fpcp-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac81). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Fusion Energy Ltd: "Fusion Plant Controls Partner (FPCP)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-fusion-energy-ltd-gov-ot1472)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Engineering services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Technical support services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fusion-plant-controls-partner-fpcp-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac81#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ac81`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fusion-plant-controls-partner-fpcp-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac81#tl-md)

## Description
This MEN aims to gather information from potential suppliers on solutions and capabilities in relation to the provision of a Fusion Plant Controls Partner. This is not a request for quotation but a preliminary stage to assess the market which will assist with assessing market capabilities and shaping specification. Suppliers responding to this MEN will have the opportunity to contribute insights that may shape the final tender requirements. All answers and correspondence will be used for market sounding purposes only and will be treated confidentially. UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) are considering the approach to establishing a Whole Plant Control System for the STEP Power Plant (SPP). In doing so it recognises that this system will be a first of a kind (FOAK) in requiring plant control systems able to manage the unique requirements of fusion, whilst also utilising more conventional plant control systems.  
To address this UKFE anticipates the need to procure services to develop a definition of fusion plant control, the systems and technology required to achieve this, and integration with conventional plant control infrastructure. UKFE wishes to engage with the market to test its assumptions regarding novelty of the fusion challenge, to understand the current market landscape for the development of this technology, and to test proposals on direction of travel and contracting methodology for achieving an integrated whole plant control system for the SPP.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Engineering-services./D374DT37N4
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/D374DT37N4

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71300000, 71356300, 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 03/06/2026 to 01/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F052374-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-03T12:56:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T09:25:27.796Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ac81