Official UK procurement notice
Procurement of Testing Campaign Using a Packed Bed Flow Reactor – PP-UKIFS- 458
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUKIFS is seeking to procure a suitable Suppliers that can provide access to a small-scale flow reactor instrument or test rig to perform characterisation experiments on solid materials. The test requirement is to perform absorption breakthrough analysis to verify the effectiveness of getter materials at removal of contaminants from a flowing noble gas stream. The contaminants involved are hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen & nitrogen. The supplier will be responsible for providing access to or procuring the necessary instrumentation to host these tests and performing a programme of tests for four sample materials with two gas mixtures.
CPV: Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Gas-analysis apparatus · Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen · Instruments for measuring flow, level and pressure of liquids and gases · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£80,000
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 and Quality: 65%
- Price for Service: 25%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical and Quality: Technical Capability
- Social Value
- Price for Service: Price
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 25 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
- Authority reference
UKIFS-458- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017057- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c79Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Publication date of tender notice (estimated): 22/02/2026 Tender submission deadline: 27/03/2026 Time: 15:00
Submission address and any special instructions: All submission must be submitted by 15:00 on the 27th March of 2026 though the Delta tender platform.
Any correspondence should be completed through the Delta Tender Platform
Timeline
25 Feb 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published244 days ago25 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by230 days ago11 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts164 days ago17 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published117 days ago2 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026- Tender notice published25 Feb 2026, 16:06 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Jul 2026, 13:32 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 13:32 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Fusioneering6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £80,000 | 29 May 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.,Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender