Official UK procurement notice
STEP Model Coil Test Facility Concept Design
Authority: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement seeks to award the contract for the concept design of the STEP toroidal field model coil test facility.
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS) intends to procure concept design services for a new Model Coil Test Facility (MCTF) to be built at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. The Consultant will develop the concept design for the plant systems required to test a sub-scale toroidal field model coil, along with building interface requirements. The services will include systems engineering, design integration, optioneering, hazard identification, and design assurance. The contract will follow a milestone-based schedule, with key deliverables and reviews at defined points.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedPublished value£300,000
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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 (2)
- Criterion 2: 70%
- Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- 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
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 28 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-250a- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043299- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published28 Jul 2025, 09:15 BST
- Tender notice expected9 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by400 days ago23 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline386 days ago7 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by354 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published28 Jul 2025, 09:15 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender