Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Open tender · Notice 090964-2026
PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance
- Value
- £1.2m
- Closes
- 29 Oct 2026 (14 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 10 Dec 2026 – 8 Dec 2028
In plain English
UK Fusion Energy Ltd wants a specialist supplier to independently assess and challenge how permits, licences, authorisations and consents are managed across its STEP fusion programme, acting as a third-line assurance check. The contract runs for two years from December 2026, with a value of around £1.2 million.
Good fit for: Specialist engineering or regulatory assurance consultancies with nuclear or major infrastructure programme experience.
- Supplier must be 'suitably qualified' for independent assurance work, implying specific expertise needed
- Contract likely requires familiarity with nuclear/fusion regulatory permitting processes
- Must register and bid via the UKFE Delta e-sourcing portal
- Single lot only, so full scope must be delivered by one supplier or a consortium
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What the buyer says
UKFE is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance. The appointed Supplier will provide an independent assurance service, principally as a 3rd Line Assurance function, delivering objective challenge and assessment of the effectiveness of arrangements used to identify, manage, integrate and deliver PLANC requirements throughout the programme lifecycle. UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group, responsible for the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme to deliver the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. This is an Open procedure procurement run under the Procurement Act 2023. Interested parties are required to register (for free) on, or login to, the UKFE Delta portal to access the tender pack, to raise clarifications, to communicate with UKFE, and to submit their proposal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Advisory-and-consultative-engineering-services./35C3P58836 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836
Procedure: Open procedure (Open: anyone can bid, in one stage). Published 25 Sep 2026.
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