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2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:28.

Opportunity overview

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions have a requirement to purchase various quantities of 2G (REBCO-based) HTS tape suited to low temperature (20 K) application under moderate to high (5 – 20 T) magnetic fields from a range of suppliers at short to medium notice. This procurement aims to establish a framework with a panel of pre-qualified international suppliers to enable placing sampling orders of HTS tape at short notice.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Tokyo, JP, Japan

Fujikura Europe Ltd.

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Chessington, UK, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, W6 7JP, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Santa Barbara, US, United States
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Houston, US, United States
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Shanghai, CN, China
Shared contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Suppliers
One of 7 awarded suppliers
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
Gyeonggi-do, KR, South Korea

Fujikura Europe Ltd.

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Award ID
017453-2025-1-3
Status
active
Location
Chesington, UK, United Kingdom
Contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Award ID
017453-2025-1-4
Status
active
Location
Tokyo, JP, Japan
Contract value
£1.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Apr 2025
Award ID
017453-2025-1-6
Status
active
Location
Gyeonggi-do, KR, South Korea

Classification

  • CPV31350000 — Electric conductors for data and control purposes
  • CPV30234700 — Magnetic tapes
  • CPV31170000 — Transformers
  • CPV31630000 — Magnets

Lots

  • UK Industrial Fusion Solutions have a requirement to purchase various quantities of 2G (REBCO-based) HTS tape suited to low temperature (20 K) application under moderate to high (5 – 20 T) magnetic fields from a range of suppliers at short to medium notice. This procurement aims to establish a framework with a panel of pre-qualified international suppliers to enable placing sampling orders of HTS tape at short notice.£1.5m

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
STEP-T-KK012-2024
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.4.3)Review procedure Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. (generally within 3 months).
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
27 Jan 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
10

Expected award period

Starts
27 Jan 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
27 Jan 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Classification

Id
31350000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electric conductors for data and control purposes

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Minimum
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Description
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Minimum
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.
Description
Refer to Procurement Documents for information.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions have a requirement to purchase various quantities of 2G (REBCO-based) HTS tape suited to low temperature (20 K) application under moderate to high (5 – 20 T) magnetic fields from a range of suppliers at short to medium notice. This procurement aims to establish a framework with a panel of pre-qualified international suppliers to enable placing sampling orders of HTS tape at short notice.

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The framework term will be one year plus one year optional extension.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality including Social Value
Type
quality
Description
90
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
10

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Culham

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30234700
Scheme
CPV
Description
Magnetic tapes
Entry 2
Id
31170000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transformers
Entry 3
Id
31630000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Magnets

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-132907
Name
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Abingdon
Postal Code
OX14 3DB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Culham Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Fusion Research

Identifier

Id
N/A
Legal Name
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Contact

Name
Kamilla Krajniak
Telephone
+44 1235467082
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-1213
Name
UK Atomic Energy Authority

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

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

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-132908
Name
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

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

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-145351
Name
Furukawa Electric Europe Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
W6 7JP
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Furukawa Electric Europe Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-145352
Name
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co.,

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
CN
Locality
Shanghai
Country Name
China

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co.,
Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-145353
Name
Fujikura Europe Ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Chesington
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
Organisation 7
Id
GB-FTS-145354
Name
Faraday Factory Japan LL

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
JP
Locality
Tokyo
Country Name
Japan

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Faraday Factory Japan LL
Organisation 8
Id
GB-FTS-145355
Name
High Temperature Superconductors, Inc

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Locality
Santa Barbara
Country Name
United States

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
High Temperature Superconductors, Inc
Organisation 9
Id
GB-FTS-145356
Name
SuNAM Co., Ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
KR
Locality
Gyeonggi-do
Country Name
South Korea

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
SuNAM Co., Ltd.
Organisation 10
Id
GB-FTS-145357
Name
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Lt

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
CN
Locality
Shanghai
Country Name
China

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Lt
Organisation 11
Id
GB-FTS-145358
Name
Fujikura Europe Ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Chessington
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
Organisation 12
Id
GB-FTS-145359
Name
Faraday Factory Japan LLC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
JP
Locality
Tokyo
Country Name
Japan

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Faraday Factory Japan LLC
Organisation 13
Id
GB-FTS-145360
Name
MetOx International, Inc.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
US
Locality
Houston
Country Name
United States

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
MetOx International, Inc.

Award information

Award 1
Id
017453-2025-1-1
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145351
Name
Furukawa Electric Europe Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-145357
Name
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Lt
Supplier 3
Id
GB-FTS-145358
Name
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
Supplier 4
Id
GB-FTS-145359
Name
Faraday Factory Japan LLC
Supplier 5
Id
GB-FTS-145355
Name
High Temperature Superconductors, Inc
Supplier 6
Id
GB-FTS-145356
Name
SuNAM Co., Ltd.
Supplier 7
Id
GB-FTS-145360
Name
MetOx International, Inc.

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
017453-2025-1-2
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145352
Name
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co.,

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
017453-2025-1-3
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145353
Name
Fujikura Europe Ltd.

Related lots

1
Award 4
Id
017453-2025-1-4
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145354
Name
Faraday Factory Japan LL

Related lots

1
Award 5
Id
017453-2025-1-5
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145355
Name
High Temperature Superconductors, Inc

Related lots

1
Award 6
Id
017453-2025-1-6
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-145356
Name
SuNAM Co., Ltd.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017453-2025-1-1
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active
Award ID
017453-2025-1-1
Date Signed
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
017453-2025-1-2
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active
Award ID
017453-2025-1-2
Date Signed
22 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
017453-2025-1-3
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active
Award ID
017453-2025-1-3
Date Signed
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
017453-2025-1-4
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active
Award ID
017453-2025-1-4
Date Signed
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 5
Id
017453-2025-1-5
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active
Award ID
017453-2025-1-5
Date Signed
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 6
Id
017453-2025-1-6
Title
2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Status
active
Award ID
017453-2025-1-6
Date Signed
10 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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