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Detailed design and build of a scaled down Fast Acting Low Conductance (FALCON)

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Local or regional public body

In brief

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd was looking for suppliers for architecture and engineering and research work. Bidding has closed and no award has been published yet.

The estimated value is £200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 16 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

The scope of this work is to provide the detailed design and manufacture of a scaled down Fast Acting Low Conductance valve (FALCON) prototype which will be used to safeguard the proposed exhaust vacuum pumping technology against Disruption mitigation or sudden massive air ingress events for the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP). The scope of work includes the detail design and build of a scaled down prototype, which includes everything within the Vacuum Gate/Isolation valve casing (including the casing itself), mainly the actuation mechanism and the seals required to maintain both the operation of the isolation valve and the vacuum integrity of the process gas line. The fast-acting nature of the valve requires it to reach its defined ‘close’ position within 37.5 ms. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Pressure-reducing%2C-control%2C-check-or-safety-valves./3YG29X64DB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3YG29X64DB

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 078272-2026

Last time this was bought

Detailed Design and Build of a Compound Cryogenic Pump Prototype (CCPP)

Awarded
11 August 2026
Value
£1,500,000
Bids
2
Contract ends
12 February 2029

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From notice 078272-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.