AwardedAwarded 25 March 2026
Magnets Partner Agreement
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Central government
In brief
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd awarded architecture and engineering and IT and software work to Tokamak Energy Ltd on 25 March 2026.
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What the notice says
The Contract shall engage Tokamak Energy Ltd in three capacities: (a) UK Magnet Champion; (b) ST40 Device Owner and Operator; and (c) Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity, as set out below, together constituting a combined capability able to deliver all required elements. (A)UK Magnet Champion TE will be appointed to act as prime contractor, managing delivery on behalf of UKIFS of deliverables including the following, to be taken forward on a best for programme basis: •Sub-scale S coil demonstration; •Conceptual design of selected poloidal field (“PF”) coil and delivery roadmap; •Development of full-scale TF cable manufacturing capability; •HTS…Read the full description
The Contract shall engage Tokamak Energy Ltd in three capacities: (a) UK Magnet Champion; (b) ST40 Device Owner and Operator; and (c) Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity, as set out below, together constituting a combined capability able to deliver all required elements. (A)UK Magnet Champion
TE will be appointed to act as prime contractor, managing delivery on behalf of UKIFS of deliverables including the following, to be taken forward on a best for programme basis:
•Sub-scale S coil demonstration;
•Conceptual design of selected poloidal field (“PF”) coil and delivery roadmap;
•Development of full-scale TF cable manufacturing capability;
•HTS tape quality control methodology and implementation proposal.
Further deliverables may include:
•Toroidal field (“TF”) model coil fully manufactured and integrated;
•use of TE’s test facilities for demonstrator coil testing;
•provision of independent design review services, to be agreed between parties.
•Development of the Magnets (and associated) industrial sectors and supply chains.
(B)ST40 Device Owner and Operator
The Contract will provide for access, targeted modification, utilisation and simulation regarding ST40 in order to advance the understanding of edge plasma, tokamak exhaust and microwave plasma physics for STEP.
(C)Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity
The Contract will also include a mechanism for UKIFS to engage TE to provide supporting capability and services relating to high field, spherical tokamak physics, technology and engineering development. This shall include, but is not limited to: sensors, electron cyclotron heating and current drive, tokamak design integration and testing.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Tokamak Energy Ltd (SME) | £70,000,000 | Awarded 25 March 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 027449-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 027488-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 028125-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 027449-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 March 2026, last updated 26 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.