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title: "PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99"
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# PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Fusion Energy Ltd: "PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: ukfe.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-fusion-energy-ltd-gov-ot1472)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 September 2026 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory and consultative engineering services, Documentation services, Evaluation consultancy services, Project management consultancy services, Safety consultancy services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99`

## 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/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukfe.delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukfe.delta-esourcing.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99#participate

## Description
UKFE is expecting to run a procurement to appoint a supplier to provide Intelligent Client support for assurance and project management activities for Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent (PLANC). This will be a critical activity for UKFE as work progresses on the design and construction of the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP). Activities will also include supporting integration and interfaces across PLANC, DCO (Development Consent Order) and JOP (Justification of Practice).
The duration of this contract is expected to be 24 months, with an optional 12 month extension.
The procurement is expected to start in August. If the tender is competed via an Open procedure, the launch will be communicated via release of a Tender Notice on the Find-a-Tender (FTS) system and tendering will be undertaken on the UKFE Delta portal.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71318000, 71600000, 71621000, 72224000, 79131000, 79417000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/11/2026 to 02/11/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067618-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-17T10:02:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T16:40:27.967Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99