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

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Public undertaking

In brief

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd is looking for suppliers for architecture and engineering and research work (UK-wide).

The estimated value is £200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 5 April 2027.

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

Bids close at 5pm, Friday 4 December 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Friday 27 November 2026
Bids by: 5pm, Friday 4 December 2026

How bids are scored

Technical 60% · Commerical 30% · Social Value 10%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 25 awards in the last 12 months).

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.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 21 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £200,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in locations across the UK?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.
The buyer says this suits small businesses.A good sign if you are an SME, but check the requirements.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: ukfe.delta-esourcing.com.
Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 27 November 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before 5pm, Friday 4 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

9 November 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 106331-2026

Last time this was bought

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

Won by: RI Research Instruments GmbH
Awarded: 11 August 2026
Value: £1,500,000
Bids: 2
Contract ends: 12 February 2029

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 106331-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 9 November 2026.