Planning

Procurement of 316L(N)-IG Austenitic Stainless-Steel plates

  • UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-015629

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-065919

Published 20 February 2026, 12:06pm

Scope

Reference

UKIFS 425

Description

UKIFS is seeking to procure a suitable Suppliers (an individual organisations or a consortium with a lead supplier) to procure 316L(N)-IG (ITER grade austenitic stainless steel) to conduct onward joining trials, material testing, and materials qualification. The product form of interest to support the trials is based on plate.

The definitive details are given in the Tender Documentation.

All tender should be Submitted by 27th of March 2026 at 15:00 by uploading into the Delta system

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Metal-ores-and-alloys./64FPWMZVC5

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/64FPWMZVC5

Total value (estimated)

  • £50,000 excluding VAT
  • £60,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 8 May 2026 to 8 October 2026
  • 5 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 14600000 - Metal ores and alloys
  • 14622000 - Steel
  • 14700000 - Basic metals
  • 45223210 - Structural steelworks

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

22 February 2026

Tender submission deadline

27 March 2026, 3:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

All submission must be submitted by 15:00 on the 27th March of 2026 though the Delta tender platform.

Any correspondence should be completed through the Delta Tender Platform

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Technical and Quality Quality 65%
Price including Delivery Price 25%
Social Value Quality 10%

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Contracting authority

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL

Culham Science Centre, Abingdon

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

United Kingdom

Contact name: Bruce Kirkwood

Telephone: 07852001696

Email: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)