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PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

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25 Sep 2026 at 12:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Fusion Energy Ltd is seeking an independent assurance service covering permitting, licences, authorisations, notifications and consent (PLANC) for its STEP fusion-energy programme. The supplier will provide objective challenge and assess how effectively PLANC requirements are identified, managed, integrated and delivered throughout the programme lifecycle, principally as a third-line assurance function. The work is advisory and consultative engineering and technical assurance, with related safety, evaluation and documentation services. UK Fusion Energy Ltd is responsible for delivering the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority Group. The stated delivery location is the United Kingdom.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The procurement has one lot and reached the tender stage. Clarification questions were due by 16 October 2026 at 12:00 BST, and proposals by 29 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The expected award decision date was 27 November 2026. The contract is scheduled to run from 10 December 2026 to 8 December 2028, with an optional 12-month extension, up to 7 December 2029. The estimated value is £1.2 million excluding VAT (£1.44 million including VAT). Evaluation weights price at 30% and quality and social value at 70%, covering delivery model, resourcing, relevant experience, independent assurance approach, knowledge transfer, West Burton place-based contracting and two social-value measures.

This opportunity suits consultancies and engineering assurance firms able to provide independent, evidence-based scrutiny of complex permitting and regulatory arrangements across a major energy programme. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate a credible delivery model, resource appropriately qualified personnel, and show relevant experience in assurance, technical analysis, safety consultancy or comparable regulated infrastructure work. The buyer will assess the independence and strength of the assurance approach, as well as the supplier’s ability to transfer knowledge to the programme. Commercial competitiveness matters, with the blended rate carrying substantial weight, but quality and social-value responses together dominate the evaluation. SMEs are explicitly considered suitable to compete. Bidders should also be able to address the stated West Burton place-based contracting criterion and both social-value measures, alongside completing the required economic and technical selection information.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance

Notice 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: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Advisory-and-consultative-engineering-services./35C3P58836 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a79
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090964-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Dec 2026 - 8 Dec 2028 1-2 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 Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABINGDON
Postcode
OX14 3DB
Postcode Area
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

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