Magnets Partner Agreement

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Published: Mar 26, 2026

Updated: Jun 21, 2026

Source: uk_fts

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About This Opportunity

Award by UK Fusion Energy Ltd (United Kingdom, industry & manufacturing): Magnets Partner Agreement. Sub-category: manufacturing.

This is a services contract in the trade and industry, architecture and engineering and energy and power sectors, with a focus on Manufacturing. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the trade and industry sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The Contract shall engage Tokamak Energy Ltd in three capacities: (a) UK Magnet Champion; (b) ST40 Device Owner and Operator; and (c) Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity, as set out below, together constituting a combined capability able to deliver all required elements. (A)UK Magnet Champion
TE will be appointed to act as prime contractor, managing delivery on behalf of UKIFS of deliverables including the following, to be taken forward on a best for programme basis:
•Sub-scale S coil demonstration;
•Conceptual design of selected poloidal field (“PF”) coil and delivery roadmap;
•Development of full-scale TF cable manufacturing capability;
•HTS tape quality control methodology and implementation proposal.
Further deliverables may include:
•Toroidal field (“TF”) model coil fully manufactured and integrated;
•use of TE’s test facilities for demonstrator coil testing;
•provision of independent design review services, to be agreed between parties.
•Development of the Magnets (and associated) industrial sectors and supply chains.
(B)ST40 Device Owner and Operator
The Contract will provide for access, targeted modification, utilisation and simulation regarding ST40 in order to advance the understanding of edge plasma, tokamak exhaust and microwave plasma physics for STEP.
(C)Supporting Fusion Capability and Capacity
The Contract will also include a mechanism for UKIFS to engage TE to provide supporting capability and services relating to high field, spherical tokamak physics, technology and engineering development. This shall include, but is not limited to: sensors, electron cyclotron heating and current drive, tokamak design integration and testing.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on March 26, 2026. Last refreshed 3 days ago. Reference: 028125-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About UK Fusion Energy Ltd

UK Fusion Energy Ltd has issued 30 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 6 currently open and 13 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Information & Communication Technology, and General Supplies & Services. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: June 9, 2026.

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Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 028125-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Is this tender still open?

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Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by UK Fusion Energy Ltd in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Industry & Manufacturing sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.