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Published 8 Jun 2026, 15:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Power Cycle and Cooling Development

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Public utilities (65) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£9,500,000≈ £3.9m / year · £11,400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Jul 2026
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKFE is seeking to procure a contract for Goods and Services comprised of two complementary workstreams:

i. Workstream 1: STEP Prototypic Plant (SPP) Design Maturation. Services only (estimated approximately 15% of contract value).

ii.Workstream 2: Fast Response Energy-conversion & Transfer System (FRETS) Proof-of-Concept Rig Design and Delivery. Goods and Services (estimated approximately 85% of contract value).

Anticipated contract duration: Approximately 30 calendar months.

Note: The contract start and end dates given in this notice are indicative only.

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For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingd… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RQ3SG33JAW ↗

  • How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate Suppliers submit a Request to Participate by completing the Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which includes questions related to additional conditions of participation. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (Only suppliers who have been assessed to have met the conditions of participation) ~Suppliers who progress to this stage will receive the Invitation to Tender, which will include a full contract specification. ~Suppliers will be invited to attend an in-person or online information and clarification session to take place before the deadline for submission - such a session will not be scored. ~Tenders will be evaluated using the criteria indicated in this notice. Note: The contract start and end dates given in this notice are estimates and are purely indicative.

CPV: Electricity distribution · Electricity distribution and related services · Industrial machinery · Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power · Operation of electrical installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 2 yrs 5 moPublished value£9,500,000
Contract period: 2 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (2 yrs 5 mo)Value: £9,500,000 exc. VAT · £11,400,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
42000000 Industrial machinery42100000 Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power65300000 Electricity distribution and related services65310000 Electricity distribution65320000 Operation of electrical installations
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Specific legal and /or financial conditions of participation DO apply and are set out in the Invitation to Participate documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Specific technical conditions of participation DO apply and are set out in the Invitation to Participate documents.

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 15%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Total Contract Value: 15%
  • Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Social Value
  • Total Contract Value
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Specific legal and /or financial conditions of participation DO apply and are set out in the Invitation to Participate documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Specific technical conditions of participation DO apply and are set out in the Invitation to Participate documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Jun 2026, 15:21 BST
Last source update
8 Jun 2026, 15:21 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Oct 2026
Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-509
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053889
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Electricity distributionElectricity distribution and related servicesIndustrial machineryMachinery for the production and use of mechanical powerOperation of electrical installations
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b001 Find a Tender
How it runs

Stage 1 - Invitation to Participate

Suppliers submit a Request to Participate by completing the Procurement Specific Questionnaire, which includes questions related to additional conditions of participation.

Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (Only suppliers who have been assessed to have met the conditions of participation)

~Suppliers who progress to this stage will receive the Invitation to Tender, which will include a full contract specification.

~Suppliers will be invited to attend an in-person or online information and clarification session to take place before the deadline for submission - such a session will not be scored.

~Tenders will be evaluated using the criteria indicated in this notice.

Note: The contract start and end dates given in this notice are estimates and are purely indicative.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
16 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
16 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the UKIFS portal at: ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Abingdon:… ↗

Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published140 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 15:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by115 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline102 days ago
    16 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by10 days ago
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 5 days
    2 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jun 2026, 15:21 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK FUSION ENERGY LTD

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender