UK-Abingdon: Advisory and consultative engineering services.
UK Fusion Energy Ltd
Contracting authority
- Contracting authority:
- UK FUSION ENERGY LTD
- Public Procurement Organisation Number:
- PCRM-7973-DCBL
- Address:
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK- Contact name:
- UKIFS Procurement
- Email:
- operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Website:
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-fusion-energy
- Organisation type:
- MINISTRY
- Devolved regulations that apply:
- None
Procedure
- Procedure type:
Open procedure- Preliminary market engagement conducted:
- No
- Tenders received:
- 0
- Tenders assessed:
- 0
- Tenders from SMEs:
- 0
- Tenders from VCSEs:
- 0
- Special regime:
None
Scope
- Title:
- PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance
- Reference number:
- UKFE-204
- Main procurement category:
- SERVICES
- Description:
- UKFE is expecting to run a procurement to appoint a supplier to provide Intelligent Client support for assurance and project management activities for Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent (PLANC). This will be a critical activity for UKFE as work progresses on the design and construction of the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP). Activities will also include supporting integration and interfaces across PLANC, DCO (Development Consent Order) and JOP (Justification of Practice).
The duration of this contract is expected to be 24 months, with an optional 12 month extension.
The procurement is expected to start in August. If the tender is competed via an Open procedure, the launch will be communicated via release of a Tender Notice on the Find-a-Tender (FTS) system and tendering will be undertaken on the UKFE Delta portal.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1050893327 - Total value (estimated):
GBP 1,200,000 excluding VAT
GBP 1,440,000 including VAT
Description
- Description:
- Not provided
- Suitable for SMEs:
- Yes
- Suitable for VCSEs:
- No
- Contract dates (estimated):
- 04/11/2026 to 02/11/2028
- CPV classifications:
71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services.
71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services.
71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services.
72224000 - Project management consultancy services.
79131000 - Documentation services.
79417000 - Safety consultancy services.
79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services.- Contract can be extended:
- Yes
- Extension date:
- 01/11/2029
- Delivery regions:
UK - UNITED KINGDOM- Award criteria:
Name: Quality / Weighting: 1
Name: Price / Weighting: 2
Documents
- Associated tender documents:
Not provided- Technical specifications:
Not provided
Submission
- Publication date of tender notice (estimated):
- 17/08/2026
- Enquiry deadline:
- 11/09/2026 Time: 23:59
- Tender submission deadline:
- 23/09/2026 Time: 13:00
- Submission address and any special instructions:
- https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/
- An electronic auction will be used:
No- Languages that may be used for submission:
English- Award decision date (estimated):
- 21/10/2026
Other information
- Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:
- Not provided
- Technical ability conditions of participation:
- Not provided
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):
- No
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
- Yes
- A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:
- Yes
Other organisations
Not provided