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# Toroidal Field Model Coil (TFMC) Test Facility (TF)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toroidal-field-model-coil-tfmc-test-facility-tf-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec44). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Fusion Energy Ltd: "Toroidal Field Model Coil (TFMC) Test Facility (TF)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-kingdom-fusion-energy-ltd-gov-ot1472)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for research buildings, Engineering design services, Magnets
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toroidal-field-model-coil-tfmc-test-facility-tf-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec44#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ec44`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toroidal-field-model-coil-tfmc-test-facility-tf-ocds-h6vhtk-04ec44#tl-md)

## Description
UKIFS intends to create an advanced test facility that supports the STEP program by ensuring the functionality and reliability of advanced HTS magnets through rigorous testing. This MEN aims to gather information from potential suppliers on solutions and improvements in relation to the contracting approach for a large, strategic procurement of the MCTF. This is not a request for quotation but a preliminary stage to assess the market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 31630000, 45214600, 71320000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 15/12/2025 to 01/04/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009538-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-14T16:55:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T02:34:45.456Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec44