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    ContractsMaterials Testing Framework for STEP Programme
    Awarded contract

    Materials Testing Framework for STEP Programme

    Awarded
    £3.5m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    UKIFS invites specialist materials testing providers to pre-qualify for a framework agreement supporting eight years of magnet, vacuum vessel, and in-vessel systems testing for the STEP fusion programme.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 6 Aug 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £3.5m
    Published 6 Aug 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £3,499,998
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Suppliers

    8 suppliers
    • AC
      AMENTUM CLEAN ENERGY LIMITED
    Lead contractor
  1. KU
    Kinectrics UK Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. US
    University of Strathclyde
    Consortium partner
  3. AB
    ALTRAD BABCOCK LIMITED
    Consortium partner
  4. NM
    NPL Management Limited
    Consortium partner
  5. TU
    Tohoku University
    Consortium partner
  6. OS
    Oxford Sigma Ltd
    Consortium partner
  7. FE
    Fujikura Europe Ltd
    Consortium partner
  8. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    6 August 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    UKIFS is seeking to establish a materials testing framework to support the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme over the next eight years. This procurement aims to pre-qualify specialist test providers who can conduct timely and efficient testing of magnet systems, vacuum vessel components, and in-vessel systems (ViVS) materials. Selected suppliers will enter into Framework Agreements with UKIFS, creating a compliant mechanism for placing call-off contracts for specific testing services as requirements emerge. This is an opportunity for market-leading materials testing specialists to become approved providers for a strategic long-term fusion energy research programme.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In research innovation, UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. AMENTUM CLEAN ENERGY LIMITED1× · 100%

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WOLF LABORATORIES LIMITED, MV CORPORATION EOOD, ALTIUM INTERNATIONAL SRO — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-05699a
    UI
    Buyer
    UK INDUSTRIAL FUSION SOLUTIONS LTD
    Sector
    Research & Innovation