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Materials Testing Framework for STEP

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Lots published6
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD: "Materials Testing Framework for STEP". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK FUSION ENERGY LTDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD
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Published history for UK FUSION ENERGY LTD. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.4Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
NPL Management LtdTop vendor: 18.1% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 40 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
NPL Management Ltd1 win£192,091
KPMG LLP1 win£175,000
MuWave Limited1 win£168,234
Amentum Clear Energy Limited1 win£100,367
QMC Instruments1 win£99,499
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK FUSION ENERGY LTD
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Aug 2026, 14:56 BST
Last source update6 Aug 2026, 14:56 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05699a
What is being bought
UKIFS STEP programme seeks to establish a materials testing framework to enable timely and efficient testing of magnet and Vacuum vessel and in-vessel systems (ViVS) materials over the next eight years. The purpose of this procurement is to pre-qualify a number of market-leading specialist test providers who will be called upon to fulfil the requirements for testing as and when these requirements (“call-off contracts”) arise. UKIFS will enter into Framework Agreement contract with these suppliers, which will be used as an overarching contract putting in place a compliant mechanism to order specific tests.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    6 Aug 2026, 14:56 BST
  2. tender value changed
    7 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    7 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    7 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    28 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
  7. Submission deadline changed to 22 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
    28 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 10 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
    12 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
  10. Published value updated to £3,500,000
    30 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
  11. Status changed to active
    30 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
  12. Official notice release published
    30 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
  13. Submission deadline changed to 28 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
    30 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
  14. Buyer information updated
    30 Jul 2025, 19:05 BST
Lots and requirements (6)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
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    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Aug 2026, 14:56 BST
  2. Award active
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  8. Contract active
    Signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · £583,333
  9. Contract active
    Signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · £583,333
  10. Contract active
    Signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · £583,333
  11. Contract active
    Signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · £583,333
  12. Contract active
    Signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · £583,333
  13. Contract active
    Signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · £583,333
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, NPL Management Limited, University of Strathclyde
Not published · Not published · active
Fujikura Europe Ltd, Kinectrics UK Limited, University of Strathclyde
Not published · Not published · active
Oxford Sigma Ltd, Tohoku University, University of Strathclyde
Not published · Not published · active
Altrad Babcock Ltd, Amentum Clean Energy Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, NPL Management Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Amentum Clean Energy Ltd, Kinectrics UK Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£583,333 · signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 30 Oct 2027, 23:59 BST
Contract
£583,333 · signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT
Contract
£583,333 · signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT
Contract
£583,333 · signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT
Contract
£583,333 · signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT
Contract
£583,333 · signed 20 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT — 30 Nov 2027, 23:59 GMT
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK FUSION ENERGY LTD

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCRM-7973-DCBL
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  • UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL
    Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 3DB, GB
    operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
    +44 1235 464381

  • Altrad Babcock Limited
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PBDC-7744-BTPG
    Innovation House, Westway Business Park, Renfrew, UKM83, PA4 8DJ, GB
    Alan.paton@altrad.com

  • Amentum Clean Energy Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01120437
    305 Bridgewater Place, Warrington, UKD61, WA3 6XF, GB
    Jane.Berry@global.amentum.com

  • Fujikura Europe Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02237808
    C50 Barwell Business Park, Chessington, UKI63, KT9 2NY, GB
    tbambury@fujikura.co.uk

  • Kinectrics UK Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 05757219
    2 Edward Court, George Richards Way, Altrincham, UKD34, WA14 5GL, GB
    Antony.Hurst@kinectrics.com

  • NPL Management Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02937881
    Hampton Road, Teddington, UKI75, TW11 0LW, GB
    Ben.rowton@npl.co.uk

  • Oxford Sigma Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 11874768
    Summertown Pavilion, 18-24 Middle Way, Oxford, UKJ14, OX2 7LG, GB
    Alasdair.morrison@oxfordsigma.com

  • Tohoku University
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PRGH-5143-QTQH
    6-6-01-2, Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Miyagi, JP, 980-8579, JP
    satoshi.ito.e3@tohoku.ac.jp

  • University of Strathclyde
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PGVP-7923-NDTW
    50 George Street, Glasgow, UKM82, G1 1QE, GB
    rkes-contracts@strath.ac.uk
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