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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-554720

FTS Reference: 2025-017453

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
N/A
Culham Campus
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Contact person: Kamilla Krajniak
Telephone: +44 1235467082
E-mail: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Fusion Research

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP
Reference number:  STEP-T-KK012-2024
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

31350000  -  Electric conductors for data and control purposes
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions have a requirement to purchase various quantities of 2G (REBCO-based) HTS tape suited to low temperature (20 K) application under moderate to high (5 – 20 T) magnetic fields from a range of suppliers at short to medium notice. This procurement aims to establish a framework with a panel of pre-qualified international suppliers to enable placing sampling orders of HTS tape at short notice.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1500000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30234700  -  Magnetic tapes
31170000  -  Transformers
31630000  -  Magnets
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Main site or place of performance:  
Culham
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions have a requirement to purchase various quantities of 2G (REBCO-based) HTS tape suited to low temperature (20 K) application under moderate to high (5 – 20 T) magnetic fields from a range of suppliers at short to medium notice. This procurement aims to establish a framework with a panel of pre-qualified international suppliers to enable placing sampling orders of HTS tape at short notice.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality including Social Value  /  Weighting:  90
Price  -  Weighting:  10
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The framework term will be one year plus one year optional extension.
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2024/S 000-040527

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/04/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Furukawa Electric Europe Limited
London
W6 7JP
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Lt
Shanghai
CN
NUTS code:  CN -  China

The contractor is an SME : no
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
Chessington
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
Faraday Factory Japan LLC
Tokyo
JP
NUTS code:  JP -  Japan

The contractor is an SME : yes
High Temperature Superconductors, Inc
Santa Barbara
US
NUTS code:  US -  United States

The contractor is an SME : yes
SuNAM Co., Ltd.
Gyeonggi-do
KR
NUTS code:  KR -  South Korea

The contractor is an SME : yes
MetOx International, Inc.
Houston
US
NUTS code:  US -  United States

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/04/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co.,
Shanghai
CN
NUTS code:  CN -  China

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/04/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Fujikura Europe Ltd.
Chesington
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/04/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Faraday Factory Japan LL
Tokyo
JP
NUTS code:  JP -  Japan

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/04/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

High Temperature Superconductors, Inc
Santa Barbara
US
NUTS code:  US -  United States

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  GBP

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: 2G (REBCO-based) HTS Tape Supply Framework for STEP

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

10/04/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

SuNAM Co., Ltd.
Gyeonggi-do
KR
NUTS code:  KR -  South Korea

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

UK Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the authority before a contract is entered into applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request. Additional debriefing and that information have to be provided within a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be sought from the contact named in this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly.
(generally within 3 months).
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Internet address: https://step.ukaea.uk/