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title: "Cost Modelling Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050688"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD"
published: "2025-04-23"
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# Cost Modelling Support

Buyer: UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050688

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## Summary

The public procurement process for "Cost Modelling Support" is being led by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, a sub-central government public authority, located at Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with key activities including a preliminary market engagement notice published on 23rd April 2025. Interested parties are encouraged to complete and return a questionnaire by 6th May 2025. The tender falls under the industry category of project and design preparation, specifically focusing on cost estimation and monitoring services. The procurement method is via tender initiation, and it aims to secure services commencing from July 2025 for an 18-month period.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in cost modelling and financial budget management, particularly those experienced in programme lifecycle estimation. Companies operating in related fields of engineering design, cost calculation, and project cost monitoring would be well-suited to compete for this contract, given the focus on producing comprehensive cost estimates and financial baselines for strategic project management and reporting. With a total value of £500,000, the tender is above threshold and provides a potentially lucrative contract for businesses aiming to expand their footprint in the public sector services domain.

## Notice

UKIFS seeks to ascertain cost modelling and programme costing support from June 2025 for an 18-month period. The cost estimation team for STEP are responsible for the production of the Whole Programme Cost Estimate for the project lifecycle of STEP, including management, engineering design, manufacture, assembly, commissioning and operation. This is calculated by the accumulation of lower-level estimates by system or sub-system. The fundamental goal being two-fold: -Supporting the production of business cases and spending reviews by estimating the most likely cost over the whole programme and associated tranches of work -Determining budgets to provide the financial baseline by which we report and measure progress at a project level. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/4XB963TE53 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4XB963TE53

### Planning Information

Interested parties should complete and return the questionnaire attached to the Market Engagement Notice in Appendix 1.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016605-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 6 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2025 - 1 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD |
| Locality | ABINGDON |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX14 3DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | South Oxfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Sandford & the Wittenhams |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2025 at 15:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016605-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016605-2025
  23rd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4XB963TE53
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/4XB963TE53
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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