Official UK procurement notice
Crane Concept Design Study
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKFE is inviting bids from the market so it can appoint a suitably qualified supplier to deliver a Crane Concept Design Study, in support of the SPP.
The STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP) is a programme of work to build, commission and demonstrate fusion power in the UK. The key goal of the project is to operate a powerplant that places net power on the UK grid from fusion energy in the 2040’s. West Burton Power Station, Retford, was announced as the home for STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) in October 2022. Staff also work at Culham Science Centre in Abingdon.
Further details on the technical specification are provided in the tender pack, on the UKFE Delta procurement portal.
This contract follows earlier market engagement which demonstrated sufficient capability and interest in the market for a tender exercise to be run.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingd… ↗
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CPV: Bridge cranes · Cranes · Lifting and handling equipment · Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery · Overhead travelling cranes · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
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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: 90%
- Commercial response: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial response
- Technical
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Authority reference
PPUKIFS611- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064055- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c60eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published110 days ago8 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Clarification questions by101 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts69 days ago19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 11:06 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender