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Moveable Shielding Concept Design Study

Buyer: UK Fusion Energy Ltd →

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BuyerUK Fusion Energy Ltd
StatusOpen
Deadline17 Sept 2026
Value£70,000
Published24 Aug 2026

What is being bought

UKFE is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide a Concept Design Study for a Moveable Shielding requirement, as part of the STEP Prototype Power Plant. UKFE is leading the delivery of the STEP programme to design and build the UK’s first prototype fusion energy plant at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. Please see the Tender Pack, available on the UKFE Delta Portal, for further details on this requirement, the rules of the procurement, and how to bid. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Engineering-services./2VD655382C To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2VD655382C

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Engineering services 71300000Civil engineering consultancy services 71311000Engineering design services 71320000Engineering studies 71335000Research and development services and related consultancy services 73000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£70,000
Contract periodFrom 13 Oct 2026 to 13 Jan 2027
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Commercial response — Via Pricing Schedule (10%)
Technical — - (60%)
Specification — - (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Engineering services, Civil engineering consultancy services, Engineering design services, Engineering studies, Research and development services and related consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Engineering services (71300000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 713,3053 median · 31.6 average (824 of 3,305 with a bid count)3.5 average (918 of 3,305 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer38Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK7242 median · 87 average (164 of 724 with a bid count)5.4 average (203 of 724 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2704 median · 4 average (2 of 270 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 270 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06eaa2
Latest release ID080396-2026
Latest release timestampMon Aug 24 2026 13:19:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080396-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-17T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-08T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailshttps://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£70,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
24 Aug 2026tender080396-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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