Official UK procurement notice
Detailed Design and Build of a Compound Cryogenic Pump Prototype (CCPP)
Authority: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKIFS seeks the provision of detailed design and build of a Compound Cryogenic Pump Prototype (CCPP) after the completion of the detailed design documentation based on the existing preliminary design.
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CPV: Air pumps · Engineering design services · Pumps and compressors · Vacuum pumps
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot PP-UKIFS-034AwardedPublished value£350,000
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 (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-034- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043185- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d39Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 May 2025 → 25 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Market engagement6 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Interested parties should complete and return the questionnaire attached to the Market Engagement Notice in Appendix 1.
- Tender notice published25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
- Clarification questions by26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts400 days ago23 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published398 days ago25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 May 2025, 12:05 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 May 2025, 14:24 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £350,00025 Jul 2025, 14:48 BSTwas £225,000
- Status changed to active25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
- Deadline published: 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST25 Jul 2025, 14:48 BST
- Tender notice published8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST8 Aug 2025, 16:51 BST+7 days · was 26 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete25 Sept 2025, 10:23 BST
Published amendments (2)
To respond to this MEN, please complete Appendix 1: Questionnaire and submit it via project messaging facility in the Delta portal portal by 17:00 6th June 2025. Early responses would be appreciated to help inform planning decisions. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8Q93P42766
Please note the tender submission deadline for this tender has now extended to 12pm 2nd September 2025. The deadline for enquiries has now extended to 5pm 26th August. This extension is to allow for the summer holiday period.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 22 May 2025, 22 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 25 Sept 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender