--- title: "UKFE External Board Review" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd" published: "2026-09-23" --- # UKFE External Board Review Buyer: UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0778ba.json) ## Summary UK Fusion Energy Ltd is seeking an independent reviewer to carry out a comprehensive assessment of its Board’s effectiveness. The work covers governance, decision-making and oversight, and should produce practical recommendations for continuous improvement. It is intended to provide assurance to the Board, shareholders, government and other stakeholders that the Board follows recognised good-governance standards and is fit to support the organisation’s next stage of development. This is a professional board effectiveness and performance review service. Delivery is associated with the United Kingdom; the buyer is based at Culham Science Campus in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The buyer invited offers through an open competition, and the process reached the tender stage. The opportunity is divided into one lot. The buyer set 12 October 2026 at 12:00 for enquiries and 19 October 2026 at 15:00 for submissions. The contract period is 9 November to 31 December 2026. The estimated value is £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 including VAT). Electronic submission is allowed through the buyer’s e-sourcing portal. Evaluation gives 70% to technical questions, 20% to the commercial offer and 10% to social value. This requirement suits independent governance, board-effectiveness and organisational-review consultancies, including smaller businesses. Suppliers should be able to assess board governance, decision-making and oversight objectively, benchmark practice against recognised good-governance standards, and turn findings into practical recommendations. The review must give assurance to senior board members, shareholders, government and other stakeholders, so credible experience communicating sensitive assessments to varied audiences is relevant. Technical quality carries substantially more evaluation weight than price, while social value also contributes to the assessment. The work is a focused, short-duration review for a single organisation, rather than a large-scale implementation programme. ## Notice To appoint an independent reviewer to undertake a comprehensive Board Effectiveness Review of the Board of UK Fusion Energy Ltd. The review will provide the Board with an objective assessment of its effectiveness, governance, decision-making and oversight, together with practical recommendations for continuous improvement. The review should provide assurance to the Board, shareholder(s), government and other stakeholders that the Board is operating in accordance with recognised standards of good governance and is fit to support the organisation through its next stage of development. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Performance-review-services./67V63GH7D4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/67V63GH7D4 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090191-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Nov 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | £50,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79313000 - Performance review services ## Release History - 23 Sep 2026 at 14:38 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090191-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090191-2026 23rd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com - https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.comAccessCode:67V63GH7D4 - https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/67V63GH7D4 - https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Performance-review-services./67V63GH7D4 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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