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# Magnets Partner Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/magnets-partner-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-067416). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Fusion Energy Ltd: "Magnets Partner Agreement". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-fusion-energy-ltd-gov-ot1472)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £70,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/magnets-partner-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-067416#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-067416`

## 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/magnets-partner-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-067416#tl-md)

## Description
The Contract shall engage Tokamak Energy Ltd in three capacities: (a) UK Magnet Champion; (b) ST40 Device Owner and Operator; and (c) Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity, as set out below, together constituting a combined capability able to deliver all required elements.                                  (A)UK Magnet Champion  
TE will be appointed to act as prime contractor, managing delivery on behalf of UKIFS of deliverables including the following, to be taken forward on a best for programme basis:
•Sub-scale S coil demonstration; 
•Conceptual design of selected poloidal field (“PF”) coil and delivery roadmap; 
•Development of full-scale TF cable manufacturing capability; 
•HTS tape quality control methodology and implementation proposal. 
Further deliverables may include: 
•Toroidal field (“TF”) model coil fully manufactured and integrated;  
•use of TE’s test facilities for demonstrator coil testing;
•provision of independent design review services, to be agreed between parties.
•Development of the Magnets (and associated) industrial sectors and supply chains.
(B)ST40 Device Owner and Operator  
The Contract will provide for access, targeted modification, utilisation and simulation regarding ST40 in order to advance the understanding of edge plasma, tokamak exhaust and microwave plasma physics for STEP.
(C)Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity
The Contract will also include a mechanism for UKIFS to engage TE to provide supporting capability and services relating to high field, spherical tokamak physics, technology and engineering development. This shall include, but is not limited to: sensors, electron cyclotron heating and current drive, tokamak design integration and testing.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71300000, 71320000, 71632000, 72244000, 73000000, 73100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Magnets Partner Agreement (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Tokamak Energy Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177716`
  - Value: £70,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 25/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028125-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-26T16:12:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T11:33:05.737Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-067416