Notice Information
Notice Title
Toroidal Field Model Coil Assembly Partner - market engagement
Notice Description
UKIFS is undertaking preliminary market engagement for a forthcoming opportunity to appoint an Assembly Partner for its Toroidal Field Model Coil (TFMC) project - a first-of-a-kind high-temperature superconducting magnet to support the STEP programme. Prior experience with superconducting magnets is not required; UKIFS welcomes engagement from organisations with relevant high-tech or precision-manufacturing capabilities. Interested suppliers are invited to access the document in Delta e-sourcing for further information and to participate in the engagement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Magnets./4KZUV82EZ6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4KZUV82EZ6
Planning Information
The interested parties should review the market engagement document in Delta and respond to the questionnaire included in the document.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05de25
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072584-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
31630000 - Magnets
71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
73120000 - Experimental development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1235 464381
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABINGDON
- Postcode
- OX14 3DB
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Sandford & the Wittenhams
- Westminster Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072584-2025
10th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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