Official UK procurement notice
STEP Model Coil Test Facility Concept Design Information Services
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£750,000£900,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Nov 2025
Contract term 5 moends 15 Jun 2026 · starts 12 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKIFS seeks to develop designs of the Model Coil Test Facility (MCTF) from the current stage (Preconcept Design and Requirements Capture), up to completion of the Concept Design stage, allowing UKIFS to proceed to the next stages of the design, i.e. Preliminary Design and Detailed Design.
CPV: Engineering design services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£750,000
71320000 Engineering design services71321000 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Economic & financial standing
D&B score of 45 or more.
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
Conditions of participation1
- Economic & financial standing
D&B score of 45 or more.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:06 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Apr 2026, 12:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-250a- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067213- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0fbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 28 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published369 days ago21 Oct 2025, 16:06 BST
- Clarification questions by355 days ago4 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline341 days ago18 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by316 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent310 days ago19 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends292 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts286 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published180 days ago28 Apr 2026, 12:16 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 16:06 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Dec 2025, 13:52 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Dec 2025, 13:52 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Dec 2025, 13:52 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published28 Apr 2026, 12:16 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £750,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilfinger Nuclear and Energy Transition GmbH19 Jan 2026 – 19 Jul 2026 | £750,000 | 19 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Bilfinger Nuclear and Energy Transition GmbH
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 15 Jun 2026
- Status
- cancelled (23 Apr 2026)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bilfinger Nuclear and Energy Transition GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender