Award

Cryogenic Plant - Design Study - Multi Year

  • UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-078441

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05930c (view related notices)

Published 1 December 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Reference

PP-UKIFS-147

Description

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS), is seeking to select a suitable supplier for the provision of Design Study services for Cryogenic Plant, over multiple years.

UKIFS is seeking industrial experts to assist with the transition from concept development to preliminary design level of the STEP Cryogenic Plant. The STEP cryogenics system is currently in the concept design phase, with the aim of producing a preliminary design for the cryogenic cooling systems for the STEP Prototype Plant (SPP).

To view this notice, please click here:

https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=996771495


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £935,285 excluding VAT
  • £1,122,342 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

26 November 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

1 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 11 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 16 December 2025 to 31 March 2029
  • 3 years, 3 months, 16 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 71323200 - Plant engineering design services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Information about tenders

  • 3 tenders received
  • 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDDW-1849-MPPJ

2 RUE DE CLEMENCIERE, BP 15

SASSENAGE

38360

France

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL

Culham Science Centre

Abingdon

OX14 3DB

United Kingdom

Contact name: Operational Procurement

Email: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

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