Construction Contract Leads
United Kingdom
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 25th Sep 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-077a79 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Advisory and consultative engineering services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £1,200,000 |
United Kingdom
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 25th Sep 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-077a79 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Advisory and consultative engineering services |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £1,200,000 |
Scope
Reference
UKFE204
Description
UKFE is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance. The appointed Supplier will provide an independent assurance service, principally as a 3rd Line Assurance function, delivering objective challenge and assessment of the effectiveness of arrangements used to identify, manage, integrate and deliver PLANC requirements throughout the programme lifecycle.
UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group, responsible for the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme to deliver the UK's prototype fusion energy plant.
This is an Open procedure procurement run under the Procurement Act 2023.
Interested parties are required to register (for free) on, or login to, the UKFE Delta portal to access the tender pack, to raise clarifications, to communicate with UKFE, and to submit their proposal.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836
Total value (estimated)
- £1,200,000 excluding VAT
- £1,440,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 10 December 2026 to 8 December 2028
- Possible extension to 7 December 2029
- 2 years, 11 months, 29 days
Description of possible extension:
1x optional 12 month extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 79131000 - Documentation services
- 79417000 - Safety consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
PSQ is required to be populated as per the ITT
Technical ability conditions of participation
PSQ is required to be populated as per the ITT
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
16 October 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
29 October 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
27 November 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blended rate | Commercial | Price | 30% |
| Delivery Model | Technical | Quality | 20% |
| Resourcing | Technical | Quality | 10% |
| Relevant Experience | Technical | Quality | 10% |
| Independent Assurance Approach | Technical | Quality | 10% |
| Knowledge Transfer | Technical | Quality | 5% |
| West Burton place-based contracting | Technical | Quality | 5% |
| Social value MAC6.1 | Social value | Quality | 5% |
| Social value MAC6.2 | Social value | Quality | 5% |
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
UK FUSION ENERGY LTD
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact name: UKIFS Procurement
Email: operationalprocurement.step [at] ukifs.uk
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government