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Published 3 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

STEP MAST-U EBW II Upgrade

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£7,800,000≈ £3.2m / year · £7,800,000 inc. VAT15.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Mar 2026awarded 3 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Kyoto Fusioneering
Contract term 2 yrs 5 moends 29 Sept 2028 · starts 20 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKIFS is seeking to procure a suitable supplier to deliver the services contract for the Two Gyrotrons for the MAST -U EBW II upgrade. In order to validate some of the microwave technologies, including Electron Bernstein Waves (EBW), experiments are being carried out on UKAEA's MAST Upgrade Spherical Tokamak in Culham, Oxfordshire.

  • How the procedure runs: Step 1 - PSQ Step 2 - ITT ( For shortlisted Suppliers)

CPV: Microwave equipment · Microwave tubes and equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 5 moSMEPublished value£7,800,000
Contract period: 20 Apr 2026 – 29 Sept 2028 (2 yrs 5 mo)Value: £7,800,000 exc. VAT · £7,800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
31711420 Microwave tubes and equipment31711422 Microwave equipment

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
  • PSQ: Pass/Fail

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
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
3 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
3 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Apr 2026
Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-487
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009695
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Microwave equipmentMicrowave tubes and equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0615f3 Find a Tender
How it runs

Step 1 - PSQ

Step 2 - ITT ( For shortlisted Suppliers)

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
Submission deadline
25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ukifs.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

3 Feb 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published265 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by223 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline215 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by206 days ago
    3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent116 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published115 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
  8. Standstill ends103 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    3 Jul 2026, 14:22 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,490,2001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kyoto Fusioneering16 Jul 2026 – 30 Mar 2029 · up to 29 Mar 2030Extensions: Optional Extension£5,490,2003 Jul 2026standstill to 15 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Fusion Energy Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL Culham Campus, Abingdon, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kyoto Fusioneering LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDZX-3628-XLQJ Distribution A Building, AW1-S, Tokyo Ryutsu Center, 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota ku,, Tokyo, JP, 143-0006, JPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender