In deliveryUnited KingdomServicesFramework agreement£3,500,000
Materials Testing Framework for STEP
- Published
- Published 30 July 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 22 September 2025
Overview
UKIFS STEP programme seeks to establish a materials testing framework to enable timely and efficient testing of magnet and Vacuum vessel and in-vessel systems (ViVS) materials over the next eight years. The purpose of this procurement is to pre-qualify a number of market-leading specialist test providers who will be called upon to fulfil the requirements for testing as and when these requirements (“call-off contracts”) arise. UKIFS will enter into Framework Agreement contract with these suppliers, which will be used as an overarching contract putting in place a compliant mechanism to order specific tests.
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £3,500,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 30 July 2025
- Questions by
- 12 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Research, testing and scientific technical simulatorEngineering-related scientific and technical servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy servicesTechnical testing servicesResearch and experimental development services
Award outcome
- Award date
- 7 November 2025
- Contract period
- 31 October 2025 → 30 October 2027
- Altrad Babcock Limited
- Amentum Clean Energy Limited
- Fujikura Europe Ltd
- Kinectrics UK Limited
- NPL Management Limited
- Oxford Sigma Limited
- Tohoku University
- University of Strathclyde
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
7 November 2025
View notice ↗Tender Update
28 August 2025
View notice ↗Tender Update
12 August 2025
View notice ↗Contract Notice
30 July 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
BuyerAbingdon, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PCRM-7973-DCBL
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