Official UK procurement notice
STEP Interim Socio-economic Evaluation
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement is for UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to design and deliver an independent interim socio-economic evaluation of the STEP programme. The evaluation shall comprise a Baseline Evaluation, a Process Evaluation and an Interim Impact Evaluation and will be conducted in accordance with UK Government evaluation, appraisal and assurance guidance including the Magenta Book.
The evaluation will provide, a robust, proportionate and reproducible evidence base to support:
•accountability for public investment,
•organisational learning and programme improvement, and
•future decision-making including Spending Reviews, development of the STEP Tranche 2b Business Case for DESNZ and the positioning of UKFE as an investible proposition
•the future final evaluation of Tranche 2a.
The Contract will provide UKFE with an independent, proportionate, and reproducible evaluation framework and evidence base capable of withstanding scrutiny from HMG stakeholders and external investors.
CPV: Evaluation consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT Documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 (2)
- Technical (inc. Social Value): 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (inc. Social Value)
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT Documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
See ITT Documentation.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 5 May 2026, 11:53 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 09:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
PP-UKFE-546- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040937- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069127Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
5 May 2026 → 5 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published173 days ago5 May 2026, 11:53 BST
- Clarification questions by160 days ago18 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline146 days ago1 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by134 days ago12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent128 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts125 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published93 days ago24 Jul 2026, 09:05 BST
- Standstill ends80 days ago5 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 11:53 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 09:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 09:05 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD7 Aug 2026 – 18 May 2027 | £449,995 | 18 Jun 2026standstill to 5 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders · 16 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PA Consulting Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender