Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Abingdon: Power and Energy Management System Controller - Development Support Service
2. Awarding Authority:
UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD
National ID: PPON: PCRM-7973-DCB, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
Tel. 00, Email: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk, URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-industrial-fusion-solutions
Contact: Operational Procurement, Attn: Operational Procurement
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Research and development services.

4. Description: Engineering design services. Electrical power systems design services. Plant engineering design services. The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) is an ambitious programme to accelerate the delivery of sustainable fusion energy. The STEP programme will design and build the world’s first compact prototype fusion powerplant, based on the spherical tokamak design, by 2040s. Currently, the concept design of all major systems and plant are in an ongoing refinement process
The purpose of this contract is to develop a concept control system of a Power and Energy Management System (PEMS), and to further develop the powerplant simulation models for its STEP Prototype Plant (SPP) Electrical Infrastructure system. Further Information is available in the ITT and accompanying documents.
5. CPV Codes:
71320000 - Engineering design services.
71323100 - Electrical power systems design services.
71323200 - Plant engineering design services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UK - UNITED KINGDOM

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: UNITED KINGDOM,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: PP-UKIFS-149
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category I: 50K to 100K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 31/10/2025 16:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Not Provided

12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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TKR-2025924-PRO-32483505
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/12/2025
Period of Work End date: 31/03/2026
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no