Published date: 24 September 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 31 October 2025, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering design services - 71320000

  • Electrical power systems design services - 71323100

  • Plant engineering design services - 71323200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP979675742

Published date

24 September 2025

Closing date

31 October 2025

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 December 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) is an ambitious programme to accelerate the delivery of sustainable fusion energy. The STEP programme will design and build the world's first compact prototype fusion powerplant, based on the spherical tokamak design, by 2040s. Currently, the concept design of all major systems and plant are in an ongoing refinement process
The purpose of this contract is to develop a concept control system of a Power and Energy Management System (PEMS), and to further develop the powerplant simulation models for its STEP Prototype Plant (SPP) Electrical Infrastructure system. Further Information is available in the ITT and accompanying documents.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Operational Procurement

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK

Telephone

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Email

operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk