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STEP Model Coil Test Facility Concept Design

Buyer: UK Fusion Energy Ltd →

BuyerUK Fusion Energy Ltd
Statusplanned
Deadline7 Oct 2025
Value£300,000
Published28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

This procurement seeks to award the contract for the concept design of the STEP toroidal field model coil test facility. UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS) intends to procure concept design services for a new Model Coil Test Facility (MCTF) to be built at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. The Consultant will develop the concept design for the plant systems required to test a sub-scale toroidal field model coil, along with building interface requirements. The services will include systems engineering, design integration, optioneering, hazard identification, and design assurance. The contract will follow a milestone-based schedule, with key deliverables and reviews at defined points. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Engineering-design-services./ASK4342BZ7 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ASK4342BZ7

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Engineering design services 71320000Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings 71321000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Value£300,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Dec 2025 to 1 Jun 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Criterion 1 (30%)
Criterion 2 (70%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Engineering design services, Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Engineering design services (71320000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 717,2224 median · 30.6 average (2,672 of 7,222 with a bid count)4.1 average (2,962 of 7,222 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer43Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1,6434 median · 65.2 average (563 of 1,643 with a bid count)6.9 average (641 of 1,643 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)6424 median · 6.1 average (15 of 642 with a bid count)1.9 average (15 of 642 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0566a7
Latest release ID043299-2025
Latest release timestampMon Jul 28 2025 08:15:33 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2025-10-07T14:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2025-09-23T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2025-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method detailsCompliant tenders must be submitted before the deadline through the tendering platform https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£300,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
28 Jul 2025planning043299-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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