Official UK procurement notice
Low Activation Tungsten Carbide for In-vessel Applications – PP-UKIFS-431
Authority: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKIFS is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of Low Activation Tungsten Carbide for In-vessel Applications.
UKIFS is seeking to procure a suitable Suppliers (an individual organisations or a consortium with a lead supplier) to procure a series of small-batch low-activation tungsten carbide pieces for characterisation, testing and down-selection for in-vessel applications. Up to five of the most promising grades proposed by eligible suppliers which meet the required specification thresholds will be selected
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CPV: Alloys · Cadmium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten · Metal ores and alloys · Tungsten
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 (3)
- Technical and Quality: 65%
- Pricing Schedule: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical and Quality
- Pricing Schedule
- Social Value
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
PP UKIFS 431- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076887- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e867Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Nov 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published337 days ago25 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by321 days ago10 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline309 days ago22 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent285 days ago16 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published282 days ago19 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Award decision expected by263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts260 days ago10 Feb 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2025- Tender notice published25 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Element Six GmbH, Hyperion Material & Technologies (UK) Ltdjoint award16 Feb 2026 – 10 Aug 2026 | £81,000 | 14 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Element Six GmbHAwarded supplier
- Hyperion Material & Technologies (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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