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UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Magnets Partner Agreement

Value£70.0m
Awarded
Published25 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Tokamak Energy Ltd
Awarded value£70.0m

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Ema Burden
ema.burden@ukifs.uk
+44 1235 464381

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Contract shall engage Tokamak Energy Ltd

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.

02

Sub-scale S coil demonstration

Sub-scale S coil demonstration;.

03

Toroidal field (“TF”) model coil fully manufactured

Toroidal field (“TF”) model coil fully manufactured and integrated;.

04

Use of TE’s test facilities for demonstrator

use of TE’s test facilities for demonstrator coil testing;.

05

Development of the Magnets (and associated) industrial

Development of the Magnets (and associated) industrial sectors and supply chains.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067416
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
027449-2026
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