Official UK procurement notice
High Heat Flux Testing of Tile-on-Heat-Sink and Microbrush Plasma Facing Components
Authority: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this procurement is to procure access to a testing facility to provide High Heat Flux (HHF) testing of Plasma Facing Components (PFC) mock-ups that are being designed for use in the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP).
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CPV: Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Engineering support services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Test and evaluation
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).
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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).
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
- 15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-261- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040145- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Jul 2025 → 14 Sept 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by4 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Award decision expected by29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts14 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025- Tender notice published15 Jul 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 18 Aug 2025 | Cancelled |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
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