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UK Fusion Energy Ltd

STEP Interim Socio-economic Evaluation

Business ServicesCPV 79419000
Value£500k
Deadline1 Jun 2026
Published5 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 5 May 2026ClosedCloses 1 Jun 2026
Who to contact
Phoebe Legard
operationalprocurement.STEP@ukifs.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£500ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

The purpose of this procurement is for UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to design and deliver an independent interim socio-economic evaluation of the STEP programme.

The evaluation shall comprise a Baseline Evaluation, a Process Evaluation and an Interim Impact Evaluation and will be conducted in accordance with UK Government evaluation, appraisal and assurance guidance including the Magenta Book.

The evaluation will provide, a robust, proportionate and reproducible evidence base to support: •accountability for public investment, •organisational learning and programme improvement, and •future decision-making including Spending Reviews, development of the STEP Tranche 2b Business Case for DESNZ and the positioning of UKFE as an investible proposition •the future final evaluation of Tranche 2a.

The Contract will provide UKFE with an independent, proportionate, and reproducible evaluation framework and evidence base capable of withstanding scrutiny from HMG stakeholders and external investors.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The purpose of this procurement is

The purpose of this procurement is for UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to design and deliver an independent interim socio-economic evaluation of the STEP programme.

02

The evaluation shall comprise a Baseline Evaluation

The evaluation shall comprise a Baseline Evaluation, a Process Evaluation and an Interim Impact Evaluation and will be conducted in accordance with UK Government evaluation, appraisal and assurance guidance including the Magenta Book.

03

The evaluation will provide, a robust, proportionate

The evaluation will provide, a robust, proportionate and reproducible evidence base to support:.

04

The Contract will provide UKFE with

The Contract will provide UKFE with an independent, proportionate, and reproducible evaluation framework and evidence base capable of withstanding scrutiny from HMG stakeholders and external investors.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069127
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
040937-2026
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