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title: "High Heat Flux Testing of Tile-on-Heat-Sink and Microbrush Plasma Facing Components"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-055fc8"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD"
published: "2025-08-19"
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# High Heat Flux Testing of Tile-on-Heat-Sink and Microbrush Plasma Facing Components

Buyer: UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-055fc8

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## Summary

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd initiated a procurement process for the High Heat Flux Testing of Tile-on-Heat-Sink and Microbrush Plasma Facing Components. This tender, identified as PP-UKIFS-261, falls under the engineering support services category and is located in Oxfordshire, UK. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure, with significant phases including the tender period ending on 11 August 2025 and the award period concluding on 29 August 2025. Ultimately, the tender was cancelled on 18 August 2025, as recorded in a tender cancellation notice published on 19 August 2025.

This tender presented a potential opportunity for businesses involved in technical testing, analysis, engineering services, and related consultancy work. The project, with a gross value of £210,000, prioritised technical quality and social value, alongside competitive pricing. Suitable for SMEs, this contract offered a unique prospect to collaborate with a leading entity in the fusion energy sector, contributing to the advancement of Plasma Facing Components for use in a prototype power plant. Despite the cancellation, organisations with expertise in high-tech testing facilities or engineering design may find future opportunities as similar requirements emerge.

## Notice

The purpose of this procurement is to procure access to a testing facility to provide High Heat Flux (HHF) testing of Plasma Facing Components (PFC) mock-ups that are being designed for use in the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP). For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Oxfordshire:-Engineering-support-services./DZRFXD8Q9X To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DZRFXD8Q9X

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049792-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 13 Sep 2025 - 22 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £175,000 |
| Lots value | £175,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | OXFORDSHIRE |
| 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
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 71336000 - Engineering support services
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73430000 - Test and evaluation

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2025 at 11:05 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049792-2025
- 15 Jul 2025 at 15:05 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040145-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049792-2025
  19th August 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040145-2025
  15th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DZRFXD8Q9X
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Oxfordshire:-Engineering-support-services./DZRFXD8Q9X
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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