AwardedAwarded 20 November 2025

Materials Testing Framework for STEP

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Public undertaking

In brief

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd awarded laboratory equipment and architecture and engineering work to NPL Management Limited, Amentum Clean Energy Limited and University of Strathclyde and 5 others on 20 November 2025.

It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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What the notice says

UKIFS STEP programme seeks to establish a materials testing framework to enable timely and efficient testing of magnet and Vacuum vessel and in-vessel systems (ViVS) materials over the next eight years. The purpose of this procurement is to pre-qualify a number of market-leading specialist test providers who will be called upon to fulfil the requirements for testing as and when these requirements (“call-off contracts”) arise. UKIFS will enter into Framework Agreement contract with these suppliers, which will be used as an overarching contract putting in place a compliant mechanism to order specific tests.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
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Lot 5	—	—
Lot 6	—	—

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
NPL Management Limited Amentum Clean Energy Limited University of Strathclyde 6 bids received	Lot 1	£583,333	Awarded 7 November 2025 1 December 2025 to 30 October 2027
University of Strathclyde Fujikura Europe Ltd Kinectrics UK Limited 3 bids received	Lot 2	£583,333	Awarded 7 November 2025 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027
University of Strathclyde Oxford Sigma Limited (SME) Tohoku University 6 bids received	Lot 3	£583,333	Awarded 7 November 2025 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027
Amentum Clean Energy Limited Altrad Babcock Limited 7 bids received	Lot 4	£583,333	Awarded 7 November 2025 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027
NPL Management Limited Amentum Clean Energy Limited 4 bids received	Lot 5	£583,333	Awarded 7 November 2025 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027
Amentum Clean Energy Limited Kinectrics UK Limited 5 bids received	Lot 6	£583,333	Awarded 7 November 2025 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027

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

Timeline

7 November 2025Contract award notice · UK6, notice 072223-2025
6 August 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 074827-2026

Last time this was bought

STEP P&T – High Heat Flux Testing and Verification Facility

Won by: Ics Cool Energy Limited
Awarded: 5 December 2025
Value: £293,959
Contract ends: 31 March 2026

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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