Official UK procurement notice
Third Party Verification and Validation of the STEP Whole Programme Cost Estimate
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe STEP Programme has a requirement to submit their first whole programme cost estimate to HM Treasury in early Q4 2026.
As such, UKFE seeks to appoint an external party to perform the necessary independent verification and validation (V&V) activities of the Whole Programme Cost Estimate, to support the submission to Government, and help inform best practice for future iterations. Although the submission is not part of a formal business case, this V&V activity should be performed as appropriate for Finance Cases following the UK Government 5 case model.
Please note that this procurement was undertaken via the MCF4 Framework (Lot 3). This was explicitly stated in the procedure description within the published tender notice and was reiterated in all communications issued to prospective suppliers and bidders throughout the procurement process, thereby ensuring transparency, consistency, and equal treatment of all parties.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being conducted via the MCF4 Framework - Lot 3.
CPV: Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT documentation for further requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Due to the requirement for independent assurance, suppliers with background or experience working directly on the STEP programme cannot be considered for this contract. See ITT documentation for further requirements.
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): 75%
- Commercial: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (inc. Social Value)
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT documentation for further requirements.
- Technical & professional ability
Due to the requirement for independent assurance, suppliers with background or experience working directly on the STEP programme cannot be considered for this contract. See ITT documentation for further requirements.
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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, 12:22 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 15:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 May 2026
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-175- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040956- Accelerated
- Pre-selected tenderers - utilities/not central government
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069136Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is being conducted via the MCF4 Framework - Lot 3.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 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 → 3 Jun 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published174 days ago5 May 2026, 12:22 BST
- Clarification questions by167 days ago11 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline163 days ago15 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by149 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published145 days ago3 Jun 2026, 15:19 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 May 2026- Tender notice published5 May 2026, 12:22 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Jun 2026, 15:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2026, 15:19 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG11 Jun 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 | £175,000 | 2 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KPMG LLPAwarded 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