Awarded contract

Cryogenic Plant - Design Study - Multi Year

Details

Buyer: UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
Supplier(s): Air Liquide Advanced Technologies
Value: £935,285
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Engineering design services
Published: 1 December 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd (UKIFS), is seeking to select a suitable supplier for the provision of Design Study services for Cryogenic Plant, over multiple years. UKIFS is seeking industrial experts to assist with the transition from concept development to preliminary design level of the STEP Cryogenic Plant. The STEP cryogenics system is currently in the concept design phase, with the aim of producing a preliminary design for the cryogenic cooling systems for the STEP Prototype Plant (SPP). To view this notice, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=996771495 ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award date26 November 2025
Completed: Award published1 December 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The company was formed in November 2024 to deliver STEP Fusion. STEP is a prototype fusion power plant planned for West Burton in Nottinghamshire. Major delivery runs through an Integrated Delivery Team of industrial partners. ILIOS, a joint venture of Kier and Nuvia, is the construction partner. Tokamak Energy is the first system partner, for magnets.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, software and information systems and research and development.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-industrial-fusion-solutions-ltd.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-industrial-fusion-solutions-ltd.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-industrial-fusion-solutions-ltd.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-industrial-fusion-solutions-ltd.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-industrial-fusion-solutions-ltd.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@uk-industrial-fusion-solutions-ltd.gov