AwardedAwarded 9 September 2026

Industry Simulation Software for Fusion

UK Atomic Energy Authority · Local or regional public body

In brief

UK Atomic Energy Authority awarded IT and software work to Ansys UK Limited, Idom (UK) Limited and Bathwick Electrical Design Limited and 7 others on 9 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £450,500 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 6 months, starting 10 September 2026.

It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

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What the notice says

Industry Simulation Software for Fusion is a multi year rolling project aiming to define Fusion relevant analysis and simulation case studies and use them as a formal basis to engage industry for evaluation of their simulation software capability and identify development needs. The case studies will span the full range of domains relevant to realisation of fusion as an energy source, with a mixture of single and multi-domain scenarios and involving use of a variety of methods and techniques.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1: Case Study 9 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027 What this lot covers Topology Optimisation of Heat Transfer to Coolant	IT services and software	£90,100
Lot 2: Case Study 10 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027 What this lot covers Electromagnetic Sub-modelling	IT services and software	£90,100
Lot 3: Case Study 11 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027 What this lot covers Paschen Breakdown Simulation	IT services and software	£90,100
Lot 4: Case Study 12 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027 What this lot covers Mechanical Analysis of a High-temperature	IT services and software	£90,100
Lot 5: Case Study 13 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027 What this lot covers Coupled Magnetohydrodynamic and Thermal Simulation of a Breeder Blanket-Inspired Test Piece	IT services and software	£90,100

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Ansys UK Limited	Lot 1: Case Study 9, Lot 2: Case Study 10, Lot 3: Case Study 11, Lot 4: Case Study 12, Lot 5: Case Study 13	£81,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Idom (UK) Limited	Lot 1: Case Study 9, Lot 5: Case Study 13	£35,000	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Bathwick Electrical Design Limited (SME)	Lot 1: Case Study 9, Lot 2: Case Study 10, Lot 3: Case Study 11, Lot 4: Case Study 12, Lot 5: Case Study 13	£81,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Cambridge Multi-Physics Limited (SME)	Lot 2: Case Study 10, Lot 5: Case Study 13	£33,000	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Comsol Limited (SME)	Lot 1: Case Study 9, Lot 2: Case Study 10, Lot 3: Case Study 11, Lot 4: Case Study 12, Lot 5: Case Study 13	£81,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Dassault Systemes UK Limited	Lot 1: Case Study 9, Lot 4: Case Study 12	£33,000	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Fira Software Ltd (SME) 10 bids received	Lot 1: Case Study 9	£17,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
LTCalcoli srl (SME) 5 bids received	Lot 3: Case Study 11	£15,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
Toffeex Limited (SME) 10 bids received	Lot 1: Case Study 9	£17,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027
University of Bristol 7 bids received	Lot 4: Case Study 12	£15,500	Awarded 10 August 2026 10 September 2026 to 19 March 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

27 March 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 028455-2026
1 July 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 061842-2026
10 August 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075946-2026
16 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 087777-2026

About the buyer

UK Atomic Energy AuthorityLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

Agaram Technologies Private Limited1 contract
Ansys UK Limited1 contract
Bathwick Electrical Design Limited1 contract
Cambridge Multi-Physics Limited1 contract
Comsol Limited1 contract

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From notice 028455-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 March 2026, last updated 16 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.