SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

Open for bidsUnited KingdomServices£200,000Add to pipeline

Detailed design and build of a scaled down Fast Acting Low Conductance (FALCON)

United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd(buyer)

Published
Published 9 November 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 4 December 2026 (22 days left)
See 2 live opportunitiesHow Skim finds tendersView original notice ↗

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd is procuring the detailed design and manufacture of a scaled-down Fast Acting Low Conductance valve (FALCON) prototype for the STEP Prototype Powerplant. The scope encompasses the vacuum gate/isolation valve casing, actuation mechanism, and required seals to safeguard exhaust vacuum pumping technology by achieving closure within 37.5 ms. The contract has an estimated value of £200,000, with submissions accepted until 4 December 2026.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Reveal decision makers

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Services
Estimated value
£200,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
9 November 2026
Questions by
27 November 2026
Deadline
4 December 2026
Classification (CPV)
Pressure-reducing, control, check or safety valvesEngineering design servicesDesign and execution of research and development

Competition and scoring criteria

Expected competition

4

Median bids on comparable tenders

Open and restricted tenders in Industrial machinery drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 15% received only one.

How bids will be scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Technical60%
  • Commerical30%
  • Social Value10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Industrial machinery

£126,633

Median of 1,947 awards in the last 24 months

United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd in the last 12 months

43

contracts awarded, worth £10,102,456,028 in total

See their procurement profile →

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Notice

    9 November 2026

More from United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd

Other contracts from the same contracting authority. 2 live opportunities · 37 awarded contracts on their hub.

See all their tenders →
Open for bidsUnited KingdomServices£115,000,000

STEP Engineering System Partners Procurement

Deadline 29 January 2027

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£70,000

Moveable Shielding Concept Design Study

Won by Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Awarded 26 October 2026

In deliveryUnited Kingdom£143,500

Palladium Silver Membranes Tensile and Fatigue Testing

Won by Darvick Ltd

Awarded 21 October 2026

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

Start for FreeSee more tenders

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for tender alert services, bid management software and tender management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.

See more tenders