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# Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/magnet-design-development-magnet-validation-testing-and-magnet-conductor-and-insulator-spe-ocds-h6vhtk-030db6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: "Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £6,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority-GB-FTS-1212)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £6,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 March 2022 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electrical circuits, Electrical components, Electrical engineering installation works, Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus (+6 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKJ, UKJ1, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-030db6`

## 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/magnet-design-development-magnet-validation-testing-and-magnet-conductor-and-insulator-spe-ocds-h6vhtk-030db6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D42305%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/magnet-design-development-magnet-validation-testing-and-magnet-conductor-and-insulator-spe-ocds-h6vhtk-030db6#participate

## Description
STEP product development has been split into functional categories (e.g. plant architecture, plasma control, confinement, in-vessel components, fuel cycle, etc.), most of which will require increasing levels of Manufacturing support as design concept iterations are progressed, culminating in a requirement for specific Design for Manufacture (DfM) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) assessment and guidance.
This Invitation to Tender invites Potential Consultants to submit a tender that may lead to an award of contract for the provision of:
Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development (hereon referred to as the magnets framework) to provide critical industry expertise to the STEP programme and to enhance and support the existing Confinement Systems team.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31000000, 31630000, 31651000, 31670000, 31681300, 31681400
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** This Invitation to Tender invites Potential Consultants to submit a tender that may lead to an award of contract for the provision of:
Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development (...
- **Contract Period:** 08/05/2022 to 31/03/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework (active)
  - Award id: `028568-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65632`
  - Value: £5,750,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Magnet Design Development, Magnet Validation Testing and Magnet Conductor and Insulator Specification Development Framework (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,750,000
  - Signed Date: 12/09/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028568-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-11T13:52:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:59:50.186Z
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