Scope
Reference
PP-UKIFS-249c
Description
UKIFS is undertaking preliminary market engagement for a forthcoming opportunity to appoint an Assembly Partner for its Toroidal Field Model Coil (TFMC) project - a first-of-a-kind high-temperature superconducting magnet to support the STEP programme. Prior experience with superconducting magnets is not required; UKIFS welcomes engagement from organisations with relevant high-tech or precision-manufacturing capabilities. Interested suppliers are invited to access the document in Delta e-sourcing for further information and to participate in the engagement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Magnets./4KZUV82EZ6
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
Total value (estimated)
- £8,000,000 excluding VAT
- £9,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028
- Possible extension to 31 May 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 31630000 - Magnets
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
2 December 2025
Engagement process description
The interested parties should review the market engagement document in Delta and respond to the questionnaire included in the document.
Contracting authority
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1235 464381
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)