Official UK procurement notice
Moveable Shielding Concept Design Study
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKFE 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:
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CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Engineering design services · Engineering services · Engineering studies · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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: 60%
- Commercial response: 10%
- Specification: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial response: Via Pricing Schedule
- Technical: -
- Specification: -
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Aug 2026, 14:19 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 14:19 BST
- Authority reference
1047223931- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080396- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
24 Aug 2026 → 13 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published63 days ago24 Aug 2026, 14:19 BST
- Clarification questions by48 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts14 days ago13 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 14:19 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender