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Plant Control Systems Functional Assessment

UK FUSION ENERGY LTD · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

UKFE is looking to ascertain interest from suppliers regarding a requirement for a Plant Control Systems Functional Assessment. As part of the engineering delivery of STEP Plant Control Systems preliminary design, this delivery package is required to support in overall delivery of the FY 26/27 Plant Control plan. This package of work will fit with and complement parallel Plant Control System design activities, thus regular engagement with stakeholders in the STEP design team will be necessary. The STEP Plant Control System will form the plant operational interface (via the Command & Control facility) and implement plant wide permissive control and coordination of all lower-level control system functions. The level of detail applicable to this package of work is broadly Preliminary. Scope of this work package is limited to the Plant Control System and its interfaces to lower-level control systems (maximum 2 levels below Plant Control). Proposed deliverables: D1.Plant Control - Interfaces Identification & Detailing D2.Plant Control - Processes, Regulations & Standards Identification D3.Plant Control – Plant Control Operations & Maintenance D4.Plant Control - Safety Hazard Assessment D5.Plant Control - Protection Assessment D6.Plant Control - Security Assessment D7.Plant Control - Control Assessment Please note that this is Preliminary Market Engagement, and does not constitute a live opportunity nor request for bids. Should UKFE be in a position to proceed to request tenders for this requirement a separate notice is expected to be published. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Feasibility-study%2C-advisory-service%2C-analysis./V74VQQ56RJ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/V74VQQ56RJ

Classification

  • CPV71241000 — Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • CPV71300000 — Engineering services
  • CPV71323000 — Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
  • CPV71340000 — Integrated engineering services
  • CPV71700000 — Monitoring and control services
  • CPV72222100 — Information systems or technology strategic review services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PPUKFE617
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
17 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71241000
Description
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71300000
Description
Engineering services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71323000
Description
Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
71340000
Description
Integrated engineering services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
71700000
Description
Monitoring and control services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222100
Description
Information systems or technology strategic review services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
To register your interest in this requirement and in the event that it is tendered, please login to the UKFE Delta portal and message us via the Messaging Portal function within the tenderbox titled "Plant Control Functional Assessment - Preliminary Market Engagement"
Due
20 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064733-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jul 2026, 13:53
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
UK FUSION ENERGY LTD
Id
GB-PPON-PCRM-7973-DCBL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCRM-7973-DCBL

Address

Street Address
Culham Science Centre
Locality
Abingdon
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ14

Contact

Name
UKIFS Procurement

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Abingdon · UKJ14 · OX14 3DB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. 064733-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·