UK Fusion Energy Ltd: PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance

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:

Yes

Special regime:

None

Scope

Title:

PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance

Reference number:

UKFE204

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

Description:

UKFE is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance. The appointed Supplier will provide an independent assurance service, principally as a 3rd Line Assurance function, delivering objective challenge and assessment of the effectiveness of arrangements used to identify, manage, integrate and deliver PLANC requirements throughout the programme lifecycle.

UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group, responsible for the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme to deliver the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant.

This is an Open procedure procurement run under the Procurement Act 2023.

Interested parties are required to register (for free) on, or login to, the UKFE Delta portal to access the tender pack, to raise clarifications, to communicate with UKFE, and to submit their proposal.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Advisory-and-consultative-engineering-services./35C3P58836

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836

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):

10/12/2026 to 08/12/2028

CPV classifications:

71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services.

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services.

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services.

79131000 - Documentation services.

79417000 - Safety consultancy services.

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services.

Contract can be extended:

Yes

Extension date:

07/12/2029

Delivery regions:

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Award criteria:

Name: Blended rate / Weighting: 30

Name: Delivery Model / Weighting: 20

Name: Resourcing / Weighting: 10

Name: Relevant Experience / Weighting: 10

Name: Independent Assurance Approach / Weighting: 10

Name: Knowledge Transfer / Weighting: 5

Name: West Burton place-based contracting / Weighting: 5

Name: Social value MAC6.1 / Weighting: 5

Name: Social value MAC6.2 / Weighting: 5

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:

PSQ is required to be populated as per the ITT

Technical ability conditions of participation:

PSQ is required to be populated as per the ITT

Documents

Associated tender documents:

Not provided

Technical specifications:

Not provided

Submission

Enquiry deadline:

16/10/2026 Time: 12:00

Tender submission deadline:

29/10/2026 Time: 12:00

Submission address and any special instructions:

https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836

An electronic auction will be used:

No

Languages that may be used for submission:

English

Award decision date (estimated):

27/11/2026

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

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