Thermophysical Testing of Titanium Stabilised Austenitic Stainless-Steel Grades

Official notice

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

Below threshold - award under framework

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£42,405published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Aug 2026

Awarded to NPL Management Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Under lot 5 of the Materials Testing Framework for STEP - VIVS Thermophysical Tests. Thermophysical Testing of Titanium Stabilised Austenitic Stainless-Steel Grades

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

71632000 Technical testing services 73100000 Research and experimental development services 73430000 Test and evaluation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Aug 2026, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 6 Aug 2026, 15:26 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074870
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de1d Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Materials Testing Framework for STEP

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
6 Aug 2026, 15:26 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £42,4051 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NPL Management LimitedLot 5: VIVS Thermophysical Tests - Thermophysical Testing of Titanium Stabilised Austenitic Stainless-Steel Grades7 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026	£42,405	4 Aug 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL Culham Campus, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NPL Management LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02937881 Hampton Road, Teddington, London, TW11 0LWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Aug 2026, 15:26 BST