Development of vertically straight fusion blanket segment demonstrator including technology development identification

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LtdcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05a649Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

Awarded 25 Nov 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

25 Nov 2025

Description

As part of the on-going STEP programme, continued development, learning and understanding of materials and systems is required. As such, the materials team have set out this requirement to better understand the proposed plan for the breeder blankets within the tokomak. This proof of concept, physical scaled demonstrator and broader technology understanding will benefit the programme and allow for further progress to be made. The scaled physical demonstrator that this project will deliver is to demonstrate the manufacturability of ferritic-martensitic steels in the form required to suit the Breeder Blanket design proposed herein. The demonstration will prove the engineering processes and techniques necessary for the scaled demonstrator and will identify feasibility of increased scale-up for manufacture of the large-scale fabrication of breeder blanket segments using Grade 91 steel. To view this notice, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=996938262

Scope

Reference
PP-UKIFS-360
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Oct 2025 to 30 Apr 2026
CPV classifications
45220000
71300000
73000000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Criterion 1Pricing submissionprice20.00%
Capabilityquality20.00%
Project Managementquality10.00%
Technical methodology and project delivery approachquality40.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

Award date

25 Nov 2025

Contract start

10 Dec 2025

Contract end

31 Mar 2026