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

Official notice

Authority: UK 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 · 1 value update
Submissions closed 11 Aug 2025
Contract term 6 mostarts 14 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Oxfordshire:-Engineering-support-services./DZRFXD8Q9X

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DZRFXD8Q9X

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£175,000
Contract period: 14 Sept 2025 — 22 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Eligibility: SME eligible
Value
£175,000 exc. VAT · £210,000 inc. VAT
71336000 Engineering support services71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services71610000 Composition and purity testing and analysis services73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services73430000 Test and evaluation

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical — 60%
  • Price — 30%
  • Social Value — 10%

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-261
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

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published400 days ago
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  5. Award decision expected by389 days ago
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts374 days ago
    14 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—18 Aug 2025Cancelled

Notice history

7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTwas £175,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  5. Deadline withdrawn
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4

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 3DB

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender