UK-Abingdon: Engineering design services.

Scope

Description: 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 the 2040s. Currently, the concept design of all major systems and plant are in an ongoing refinement process

The purpose of this contract is to support the development of a concept control system for 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.

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Total value (estimated):

GBP 90,000 excluding VAT GBP 108,000 including VAT

Description

Contract dates (estimated)
01/12/2025 to 31/03/2026
CPV Classifications:
71320000 - Engineering design services. 71323100 - Electrical power systems design services. 71323200 - Plant engineering design services.

Contract can be extended:
No

Extension Date:


Delivery regions:
UK UNITED KINGDOM

Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Technical (including Social Value: 10) / Weighting: 80
Quality criterion - Name: Total Contract Value / Weighting: 20

Submission

Enquiry deadline: 13/10/2025 Time: 13:00Tender submission deadline: 31/10/2025 Time: 16:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F438KP67R3
An electronic auction will be used: No

Procedure

Procedure type: Below threshold - open competition

Contracting authority

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, PCRM-7973-DCBL
Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
Tel. 07852001696, Email: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
Contact: Operational Procurement
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-industrial-fusion-solutions

Organisation type: BODY_PUBLIC
Devolved regulations that apply: None