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title: "Magnets Partner Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067416"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK FUSION ENERGY LTD"
published: "2026-03-26"
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# Magnets Partner Agreement

Buyer: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067416

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## Summary

The procurement process involves UK Fusion Energy Ltd awarding a contract to Tokamak Energy Ltd for the "Magnets Partner Agreement," which covers engineering, design, technical testing, prototyping, and research and development services. This contract, designated as a direct award due to Tokamak Energy Ltd's unique capabilities and intellectual property rights, was initiated under the Procurement Act 2023 and involves strategically sensitive technologies. The contract will commence on 15th April 2026 and extend until 14th April 2029, with a potential extension until 31st March 2031. Located in the UK, within the Abingdon region, the procurement falls under engineering services, with a gross value of £84,000,000.

With a focus on advancing fusion energy technologies, this contract presents significant opportunities for specialised engineering and research firms. Businesses with expertise in high field and spherical tokamak physics, as well as those offering advanced engineering design and testing services, could find potential for collaboration and growth within the evolving fusion energy sector. Given Tokamak Energy Ltd's role, firms that complement their capabilities or provide innovative solutions in related sectors may benefit from engaging with this contract. The procurement reflects a prioritisation of technical expertise and strategic innovation, making it suitable for organisations focused on cutting-edge technological development.

## Notice

The Contract shall engage Tokamak Energy Ltd in three capacities: (a) UK Magnet Champion; (b) ST40 Device Owner and Operator; and (c) Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity, as set out below, together constituting a combined capability able to deliver all required elements. (A)UK Magnet Champion TE will be appointed to act as prime contractor, managing delivery on behalf of UKIFS of deliverables including the following, to be taken forward on a best for programme basis: *Sub-scale S coil demonstration; *Conceptual design of selected poloidal field ("PF") coil and delivery roadmap; *Development of full-scale TF cable manufacturing capability; *HTS tape quality control methodology and implementation proposal. Further deliverables may include: *Toroidal field ("TF") model coil fully manufactured and integrated; *use of TE's test facilities for demonstrator coil testing; *provision of independent design review services, to be agreed between parties. *Development of the Magnets (and associated) industrial sectors and supply chains. (B)ST40 Device Owner and Operator The Contract will provide for access, targeted modification, utilisation and simulation regarding ST40 in order to advance the understanding of edge plasma, tokamak exhaust and microwave plasma physics for STEP. (C)Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity The Contract will also include a mechanism for UKIFS to engage TE to provide supporting capability and services relating to high field, spherical tokamak physics, technology and engineering development. This shall include, but is not limited to: sensors, electron cyclotron heating and current drive, tokamak design integration and testing.

### Procurement Information

This direct award is justified under section 41(1) and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023: *Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights *Single supplier - technical reasons *Additional or repeat goods, services or works Additionally, and in the alternative, the exemption for national security at Schedule 2 paragraph 25 of the Procurement Act 2023 is applicable. UKIFS intends to directly award this contract under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on Schedule 5 (Direct award justifications) paragraphs 5 and 6 "Single suppliers" grounds because: 1.Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Tokamak Energy Ltd can supply the Professional Services and only Tokamak Energy Ltd holds the necessary intellectual property rights. Tokamak Energy Ltd holds unique technical knowledge, proprietary intellectual property, and system-level understanding of the existing architecture, supported by specialist methodologies, tooling, facilities, and integration approaches. 2.Only Tokamak Energy Ltd can supply the Professional Services required as it is the only supplier with the capability, technical expertise, and manufacturing maturity necessary to deliver the requirement to the required standard. 3.There are no reasonable alternatives. Market engagement was undertaken to assess the availability of alternatives and confirmed that no reasonable alternatives exist to the Professional Services .No other organisation possesses the combination of fusion-specific expertise, design authority, specialist facilities, and relevant intellectual property required to meet the requirements. The works must interface directly with existing Tokamak Energy Ltd designed equipment and comply with strict interoperability and safety requirements. Introducing an alternative supplier would require extensive reverse engineering, redesign, and requalification, creating disproportionate cost, material programme delay, and increased technical and delivery risk. Furthermore, no other firm globally has an available and operational Tokamak Reactor (and as such cannot fulfil the requirements of the contract). In addition to the above justification, as the contract relates to an extension of existing goods, services or works provided by Tokamak Energy Ltd under an existing contract the direct award justification in Schedule 5 paragraph 7 also applies. This is because: 1.A change in supplier from Tokamak Energy Ltd would result in UKIFS receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works. A change in supplier would result in interoperability and safety issues with existing systems as the works must interface directly with existing Tokamak Energy Ltd designed equipment. 2.A change in supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties with operation because it would require extensive reverse engineering, redesign, and requalification, creating disproportionate cost, material programme delay, and increased technical and delivery risk. In addition (and in the alternative) to the above direct award justifications, the contract should not, in the interests of national security, be subject to open competition (Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 2 paragraph 25). This is because the requirement involves technologies and associated data of a strategically sensitive nature. Conducting an open competition would create an unacceptable risk of exposing security-critical information and could require engagement with suppliers unable to meet essential sovereign capability, assurance, or compliance requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028125-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Apr 2026 - 14 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £70,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK FUSION ENERGY 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOKAMAK ENERGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
- 72244000 - Prototyping services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73100000 - Research and experimental development services
- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 26 Mar 2026 at 16:12 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028125-2026
- 25 Mar 2026 at 16:09 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027488-2026
- 25 Mar 2026 at 15:39 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027449-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028125-2026
  26th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027488-2026
  25th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027449-2026
  25th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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