Notice Information
Notice Title
Power Cycle and Cooling Development
Notice Description
UKFE is seeking to procure a contract for Goods and Services comprised of two complementary workstreams: i. Workstream 1: STEP Prototypic Plant (SPP) Design Maturation. Services only (estimated approximately 15% of contract value). ii.Workstream 2: Fast Response Energy-conversion & Transfer System (FRETS) Proof-of-Concept Rig Design and Delivery. Goods and Services (estimated approximately 85% of contract value). Anticipated contract duration: Approximately 30 calendar months. Note: The contract start and end dates given in this notice are indicative only. ---- For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Industrial-machinery./RQ3SG33JAW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RQ3SG33JAW
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b001
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053889-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
65 - Public utilities
-
- CPV Codes
42000000 - Industrial machinery
42100000 - Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power
65300000 - Electricity distribution and related services
65310000 - Electricity distribution
65320000 - Operation of electrical installations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK FUSION ENERGY LTD
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/053889-2026
8th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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