Official UK procurement notice
Testing SPI pellet transfer through a curved guide tube
Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 12 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionServices for testing SPI pellet transfer through a curved guide tube.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
- Authority reference
PP-UKIFS-043- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032733- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065997Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The HUN-REN facility is the only place where an already assembled test rig is available for licenced use.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 10 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published200 days ago10 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Transparency notice published20 Feb 2026, 16:07 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 13:57 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Apr 2026, 11:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research9 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026 | €270,000 | 12 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2026
- Value
- €270,000
- Period
- 9 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HUN-REN Centre for Energy ResearchAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender