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Published 9 Jun 2025, 09:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKIFS – 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape for the STEP Toroidal Field Model Coil

Authority: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£7,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 9 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 1 Jul 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement seeks to award the contract for the supply of 2G (REBCO-based) HTS tape for use in the construction of the STEP toroidal field model coil. The quantity required is 200 km of 12 mm width tape suited to low temperature, high field application. Suppliers will be assessed on confidence and timeliness of supply, supported by product performance and price.

It is the intention that the contract for supply will be signed on 1 January 2026 for delivery of product commencing as soon as possible after 1 April 2026 and no later than 1 January 2027 and concluding no later than 30 June 2027.

The purpose of this advance Notice is to advise the market of an upcoming procurement requirement, to enable planning of production capacity and scheduling, and to ensure adequate preparation for subsequent tendering

Queries regarding this Notice can be sent to tender box in Delta e-sourcing platform.

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CPV: Electric conductors for data and control purposes · Magnetic tapes · Magnets · Transformers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yr 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£7,000,000

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jul 2027 (1 yr 6 mo)Value: £7,000,000 exc. VAT · £8,400,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

30234700 Magnetic tapes 31170000 Transformers 31350000 Electric conductors for data and control purposes 31630000 Magnets

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 80%
Criterion 1: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1
Criterion 2

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: Goods
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, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Jun 2025, 09:12 BST
Last source update: 9 Jun 2025, 09:12 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 24 Sept 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-030782
Latest notice: Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV): Electric conductors for data and control purposesMagnetic tapesMagnetsTransformers
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0544ef Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 12 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 29 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Compliant tenders must be submitted before the deadline through the tendering platform www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

9 Jun 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 6 dates

Planning notice published
9 Jun 2025, 09:12 BST
Tender notice expected
9 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
Clarification questions by
29 Jul 2025, 18:00 BST
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
Award decision expected by399 days ago
24 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts300 days ago
1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Planned procurement notice published
9 Jun 2025, 09:12 BST
UK3

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

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3DBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 09:12 BST