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Fuel Cycle Technical Specification Development

Awarded United Kingdom

Buyer Uk fusion energy LTD

€155,469 awarded value

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Fusion Fuel Cycles

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€155,469
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1 first contract from this buyer in the register
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Apr 2027 How we know

Summary

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United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd awarded a contract for the development of baseline technical specifications for selected fuel cycle equipment for the STEP programme, which aims to deliver a UK prototype fusion energy power plant in the 2040s. The specifications are intended to enable pre-qualification of equipment suppliers for STEP and to widen supply-chain engagement. The contract was awarded to Fusion Fuel Cycles on 2026-09-17. No contract value, number of bids, contract duration or date of return to market is given in the notice.

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  1. Published Awarded
  2. Contract ends April 2027

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Description

The STEP programme aims to deliver a UK prototype fusion energy power plant in the 2040s and establish a credible pathway to the commercial deployment of fusion energy. United Kingdom Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE Ltd) seeks to maximise the national and regional economic and industrial benefit of the STEP programme, in line with the strategy published in March 2026, which is featured below: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-fusion-energy-ltd-ukfe-strategy Expertise in fusion and particularly tritium handling system design, manufacture, and commissioning is concentrated within national laboratories, research facilities, and a limited specialist supply chain. There is not yet a unified set of nationally or internationally adopted codes and standards that define prescriptive tritium design and qualification requirements in a form readily accessible to new or adjacent suppliers. This absence of clear, standardised, and accessible design benchmarks represents a barrier to wider supply-chain engagement and hinders opportunities to expand UK industrial participation in fusion delivery. This contract aims to develop baseline technical specifications for select fuel cycle equipment that would enable pre-qualification of equipment suppliers for STEP.

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To: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD

Subject: Request for the reasons for the award decision. Fuel Cycle Technical Specification Development ([Reference number])

Dear Sir or Madam,

We submitted a tender in the procedure named above and have been informed that the contract was awarded to another tenderer.

So that we can understand the decision, we kindly ask you to send us:

1. the reasons why our tender was not selected;
2. the name of the successful tenderer, and the characteristics and relative advantages of its tender;
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