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Published 15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

High Heat Flux Testing of Tile-on-Heat-Sink and Microbrush Plasma Facing Components

Official notice

Authority: United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£175,000£210,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 11 Aug 2025

Contract term 6 moends 22 Mar 2026 · starts 14 Sept 2025

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The purpose of this procurement is to procure access to a testing facility to provide High Heat Flux (HHF) testing of Plasma Facing Components (PFC) mock-ups that are being designed for use in the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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CPV: Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Engineering support services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Test and evaluation

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£175,000

Contract period: 14 Sept 2025 – 22 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £175,000 exc. VAT · £210,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

71336000 Engineering support services 71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services 71610000 Composition and purity testing and analysis services 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73430000 Test and evaluation

What it takes to win
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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)

Technical: 60%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Technical
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published	—	18 Aug 2025	Cancelled

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 29 Aug 2025
Authority reference: PP-UKIFS-261
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-040145
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Composition and purity testing and analysis servicesEngineering support servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy servicesTest and evaluation
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055fc8 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: 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 4 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

15 Jul 2025 → 14 Sept 2025 · 6 dates

Tender notice published
15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Clarification questions by
4 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Latest notice published
19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Award decision expected by
29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
14 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
UK4
Procurement termination notice published
19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
UK12
Status changed to complete
19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST