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title: "MTC membership"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f014"
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buyer: "UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd"
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# MTC membership

Buyer: UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f014

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## Summary

UK Fusion Energy Ltd procured industrial membership services from The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd. The membership programme brings manufacturers, technology providers, small and medium-sized enterprises and large organisations together to collaborate on innovation, research and industrial challenges. For UK Fusion Energy, the membership provides collaborative links with industrial organisations and technology experts, access to manufacturing research and emerging technologies, networking, training and technical knowledge sharing, and a role in shaping future manufacturing research priorities. It also supports participation in projects intended to deliver economic and societal impact. The service is delivered across the United Kingdom, with the buyer based at Culham Science Centre in Abingdon. The relevant CPV classifications are 98100000 and 98130000, covering membership organisation services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award to The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd. The award is for one lot and is valued at £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT). The award was recorded on 2 September 2026. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 4 June 2027, with a maximum possible end date of 4 June 2029. The contract can be renewed annually for up to three years. UK Fusion Energy Ltd justified the direct award on the basis that the MTC membership offer is unique in providing the required collaborative industrial network, research access, training and influence over manufacturing priorities. The procurement is above the relevant threshold, and the award remains recorded as pending.

This award indicates demand from UK Fusion Energy for structured access to industrial manufacturing expertise, collaborative research and technology networks rather than a conventional standalone consultancy or supply contract. Suppliers seeking comparable work with this buyer would need credible links to manufacturers, technology providers, researchers and other industrial organisations, together with the ability to provide practical routes into innovation programmes and emerging manufacturing technologies. Relevant strengths would include established membership or partnership networks, research and development capability, technical knowledge-sharing, industry events, training and skills development, and evidence of helping organisations shape research priorities. Experience supporting nationally significant manufacturing challenges and projects with economic or societal outcomes would strengthen a future proposition. The direct-award rationale also shows that a competing supplier would need to demonstrate a genuinely distinctive, integrated offer rather than isolated services.

## Notice

MTC Industrial membership program is designed the Members designed from manufacturers, technology providers, SMEs, and large organisations together to collaborate on innovation, research, and industrial challenges. Membership supports MTC's Core Research Programme and gives organisations a voice in shaping future manufacturing technologies and research priorities. This unique offering drives benefits for UKFE in Collaborative partnerships with a network of leading industrial organisations and technology experts, access to cutting-edge research and innovation, including insights from MTC's Core Research Programme and emerging manufacturing technologies, networking opportunities with a diverse community of manufacturers, researchers, and technology leaders, training and development opportunities, including access to industry-leading skills programmes, events, and technical knowledge sharing, influence over future research directions, helping to address industry challenges and priorities of national strategic importance and opportunities to contribute to projects that deliver economic and societal impact, while accelerating innovation and competitiveness.

### Procurement Information

MTC Industrial membership program is designed the Members designed from manufacturers, technology providers, SMEs, and large organisations together to collaborate on innovation, research, and industrial challenges. Membership supports MTC's Core Research Programme and gives organisations a voice in shaping future manufacturing technologies and research priorities. The MTC offer is unique in this space allowing UKFE to work in collaborative partnerships with a network of leading industrial organisations and technology experts, access to cutting-edge research and innovation, including insights from MTC's Core Research Programme and emerging manufacturing technologies, networking opportunities with a diverse community of manufacturers, researchers, and technology leaders, training and development opportunities, including access to industry-leading skills programmes, events, and technical knowledge sharing, influence over future research directions, helping to address industry challenges and priorities of national strategic importance and opportunities to contribute to projects that deliver economic and societal impact, while accelerating innovation and competitiveness.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082910-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 4 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000 |
| 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 Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd |
| Locality | ABINGDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
- 98130000 - Miscellaneous membership organisations services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 09:35 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082910-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082910-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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