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Published 6 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Plasma and Fuel Cycle Interface Modelling Enhancement and Data Integration

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

Direct award
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£150,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to TSM Engineering

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract aims to improve plasma and fuel cycle interface modelling by incorporating plasma requirements, expanding interface complexity, and integrating various plasma modes and states. It also seeks to enhance the Design Structure Method (DSM) for modelling plasma control interfaces, with a focus on the plasma–fuel cycle interface.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
71350000 Engineering-related scientific and technical services71356000 Technical services73100000 Research and experimental development services73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
6 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-040
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046547
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058288 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

The proposed direct award is justified due to the need to build on highly specialised DSM work previously conducted for the STEP plasma control systems. This next phase extends the same methods to the fuel cycle plasma interface, requiring continuity of technical knowledge. Additionally, the work enhances outputs from the original contract, refining plasma modelling interfaces and integrating them into STEP’s executive data systems infrastructure developed by the same supplier.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TSM Engineering19 Aug 2025 – 2 Aug 2026£150,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TSM EngineeringAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHPJ-2649-RPLX 1 RUE DE L'ESPLANADE, AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR, 13090, FRContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender