Awarded contract

STEP Construction Partner

Details

Supplier(s)
ILIOS
Value
GBP 10,000,000,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Published
22 April 2026

Tender description

UKIFS (now UKFE) has conducted this Procurement for a Construction Partner, who, together with a Fusion Partner (determined to be United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)), will bring together and develop extensive industrial capabilities to design and build a UK prototype fusion energy plant capable of delivering net-energy to the grid, and build a world-leading fusion delivery industry. The Procurement was originally divided into two lots: • Lot 1: Engineering Partner (EP) • Lot 2: Construction Partner (CP) However, Lot 1 - EP has since been cancelled. Lot 2 - CP is now the only Lot included in this Procurement exercise. The contract term for Lot 2 will expire 31 March 2029, followed by three (3) optional extension periods of four (4), six (6) and seven (7) years. UKFE will have the right to exercise an extension option at six (6) months' notice. The maximum contract duration will be twenty (20) years with an estimated value of £10,000,000,000 across this period.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date2 April 2026
  2. Completed: Award published22 April 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 3 years

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Relevant CPV codes

  • 45200000 · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
  • 45220000 · Engineering works and construction works
  • 66519000 · Engineering, auxiliary, average, loss, actuarial and salvage insurance services
  • 71000000 · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71240000 · Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71250000 · Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71300000 · Engineering services
  • 71310000 · Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71311000 · Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71312000 · Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 · Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71318000 · Advisory and consultative engineering services
  • 71320000 · Engineering design services
  • 71321000 · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
  • 71322000 · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 71323000 · Engineering-design services for industrial process and production
  • 71323200 · Plant engineering design services
  • 71330000 · Miscellaneous engineering services
  • 71333000 · Mechanical engineering services
  • 71334000 · Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71336000 · Engineering support services
  • 71337000 · Corrosion engineering services
  • 71340000 · Integrated engineering services
  • 71350000 · Engineering-related scientific and technical services
  • 71540000 · Construction management services

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