Construction Contract Leads
United Kingdom
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 17th Aug 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f6 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £200,000 |
United Kingdom
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 17th Aug 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-06e5f6 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves |
| Procurement Method | Open procedure |
| Value | £200,000 |
Scope
Reference
PP-UKFE-192
Description
The scope of this work is to provide the detailed design and manufacture of a scaled down Fast Acting Low Conductance valve (FALCON) prototype which will be used to safeguard the proposed exhaust vacuum pumping technology against Disruption mitigation or sudden massive air ingress events for the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP).
The scope of work includes the detail design and build of a scaled down prototype, which includes everything within the Vacuum Gate/Isolation valve casing (including the casing itself), mainly the actuation mechanism and the seals required to maintain both the operation of the isolation valve and the vacuum integrity of the process gas line. The fast-acting nature of the valve requires it to reach its defined 鈥榗lose鈥� position within 37.5 ms.
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Total value (estimated)
- 拢200,000 excluding VAT
- 拢240,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 16 October 2026 to 16 October 2027
- 1 year, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 42131140 - Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valves
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
14 September 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
18 September 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
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Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
2 October 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | Quality | 60% |
| Commerical | Price | 30% |
| Social Value | Quality | 10% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL
Culham Campus, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact name: Operational Procurement
Email: operationalprocurement.step [at] ukifs.uk
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)