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Concept Design of a Laser Induced Desorption System for Measuring First Wall Retention in STEP

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Public undertaking

In brief

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering and research work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £75,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 7 months, starting 16 August 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

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Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 20 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The following summary is not intended as a complete or definitive specification of the requirement. A purpose of this engagement is to seek information from the market to help refine our understanding and aid the development of a future specification. UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group, responsible for STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme to deliver the UK's prototype fusion energy plant. This MEN aims to gather information from potential suppliers on solutions and capabilities in relation to the provision of a concept design and experimental plan of a Laser Induced Desorption Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (LID-QMS) system for measuring first wall retention. This is not a request for quotation but a preliminary stage to assess the market. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Engineering-services./685N4M6E65 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/685N4M6E65

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Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 033446-2026

Last time this was bought

STEP Model Coil Test Facility Concept Design Information Services

Awarded
19 December 2025
Value
£750,000
Bids
3

Matched on UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LtdLast 12 months

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From notice 033446-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.