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Published 30 May 2025, 17:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MAST-U P1 & Pc Coils · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: South East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £375k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2025awarded 21 Nov 2025
Awarded to Tesla Engineering Limited
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 1 Apr 2027 · starts 28 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Manufacture, Assembly, Testing, Quality Assurance, Provision of Documentation and Delivery of MAST-U P1 & Pc Coils for use in it's MAST-U Fusion experiment.

CPV: Magnets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 4 moSMEPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 28 Nov 2025 – 1 Apr 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
31630000 Magnets
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.

What it takes to win
i

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: 65%Price: 25%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Specification Compliance - Confirmation of Acceptance: 10%
  • Technical Solution: 30%
  • Quality Assurance: 10%
  • Programme Management: 15%
  • Total of the Prices: 25%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Specification Compliance - Confirmation of Acceptance: As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.
  • Technical Solution: As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.
  • Quality Assurance: As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.
  • Programme Management: As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.
  • Social Value: As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.
  • Total of the Prices: As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • 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)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 May 2025, 17:17 BST
Last source update
10 Dec 2025, 17:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
Authority reference
T/RAF060/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049286
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Magnets
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a20 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Risks

As detailed in Invitation to Tender documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

30 May 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 May 2025, 17:17 BST
  2. Market engagement
    2 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST

    Further information is available in the Market Engagement Information document. Please ensure you are registered, logged in and have expressed an interest before attempting to download. Responses to questions and expressions of interest have now been extended to 12:00PM Tuesday 1st July 2025.

  3. Next notice expected
    2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 17:19 BST
  5. Clarification questions by378 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline369 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent333 days ago
    21 Nov 2025
  8. Contract starts326 days ago
    28 Nov 2025
  9. Award decision expected by325 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  10. Standstill ends320 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  11. Latest notice published314 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 17:14 GMT

Notice history

12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 May 2025, 17:17 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 14:20 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 17:19 BST
    UK4
  4. Status changed to active
    15 Aug 2025, 17:19 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    15 Aug 2025, 17:19 BST
  6. Deadline published: 25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    15 Aug 2025, 17:19 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    22 Sept 2025, 17:17 BST
    UK4
  8. Deadline moved to 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    22 Sept 2025, 17:17 BST
    +21 days · was 25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  9. Contract award notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 17:03 GMT
    UK6
  10. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2025, 17:03 GMT
  11. Contract signature expected
    4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  12. Contract details notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 17:14 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (2)

Responses to questions and expressions of interest have now been extended to 12:00PM Tuesday 1st July 2025.

Tender return date extended to provide more time for bid submission. Other dates re-aligned accordingly.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 15 Aug 2025
  • 2025-06: 1 release · 24 Jun 2025
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 30 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £872,4641 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Tesla Engineering Limited4 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2027£872,46421 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • MAST-U P1 & Pc Coils · Tesla Engineering Limited

    Signed
    4 Dec 2025
    Value
    £872,464
    Period
    4 Dec 2025 – 31 May 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract performance is being monitored against a Technical Specification.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLJV-1169-JTDD Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TESLA ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02786571GB-PPON: PZDW-5382-YRNX Water Lane Ind.Est., Sussex, South East, RH20 3EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure