Awarded contract

Moveable Shielding Concept Design Study

Details

Buyer: UK FUSION ENERGY LTD
Supplier(s): OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Value: £70,000
Duration: 4 months
Topic: Engineering services
Published: 28 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

UKFE has appointed a supplier to provide a Concept Design Study for a Moveable Shielding requirement, as part of the STEP Prototype Power Plant. UKFE is leading the delivery of the STEP programme to design and build the UK’s first prototype fusion energy plant at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. UKFE ran a below threshold Open competition via FTS and the UKFE Delta portal, which has led to a supplier being appointed. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published28 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date28 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date25 February 2027in 4 months

About the buyer

UK Fusion Energy Ltd delivers the STEP Fusion programme and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UKAEA Group. The company is sponsored by DESNZ. An integrated team of industrial partners leads plant design and delivery. UKAEA is the fusion partner, ILIOS the construction partner and Tokamak Energy the first system partner. The UKFE Embedded Engineering Resources Framework is among its live opportunities. Further system partner roles cover the fuel cycle, breeder blanket and plant controls.

Over the past 5 years, most of UK Fusion Energy Ltd's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, research and development and IT services.

Decision makers

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