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PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Local or regional public body

In brief

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

The estimated value is £1,200,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 10 December 2026.

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

Bids close at midday, Thursday 29 October 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midday, Friday 16 October 2026
Bids by
midday, Thursday 29 October 2026

How bids are scored

Blended rate 30% · Delivery Model 20% · Resourcing 10% · Relevant Experience 10% · Independent Assurance Approach 10% · Knowledge Transfer 5% · West Burton place-based contracting 5% · Social value MAC6.1 5% · Social value MAC6.2 5%

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

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 23 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

UKFE is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance. The appointed Supplier will provide an independent assurance service, principally as a 3rd Line Assurance function, delivering objective challenge and assessment of the effectiveness of arrangements used to identify, manage, integrate and deliver PLANC requirements throughout the programme lifecycle. UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group, responsible for the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme to deliver the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. This is an Open procedure procurement run under the Procurement Act 2023. Interested parties are required to register (for free) on, or login to, the UKFE Delta portal to access the tender pack, to raise clarifications, to communicate with UKFE, and to submit their proposal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Advisory-and-consultative-engineering-services./35C3P58836 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: ukfe.delta-esourcing.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 16 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Thursday 29 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 090964-2026

About the buyer

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LtdLast 12 months

Procurements

108

Awards

44

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From notice 090964-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.