STEP Vapour Shielding Scenario Simulation
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LtdEstimated Value
Up to £200,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
16 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
This Market Engagement Notice seeks engagement with organisations capable of delivering reactor-scale vapour shielding modelling to support the STEP prototype powerplant programme. The work will investigate vapour shielding effects arising from transient plasma events and their impact on plasma-facing components, informing design, protection systems, and operational strategies.
The scope is divided into four sequential phases covering: (A) initial assessment of limiter strike scenarios and architecture risks; (B) expanded analysis of transient scenarios, material degradation, and mitigation strategies; (C) development of engineering models and lifetime assessments for plasma-facing components and (D) assessment of combined transient hazards and their implications for protection system design. Suppliers are expected to demonstrate access to established reactor-scale vapour shielding modelling frameworks, with work progressing through successive phases subject to technical outcomes, funding availability, and STEP programme priorities. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2ZAK72P477
Eligibility & compliance
Suppliers must submit proposals for Phase A, with separate pricing for Phases B and C, while Phase D will focus on future capability without pricing at this stage.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Fujikura Europe Ltd
£7m
total awarded
- 2
TECHNIA LTD
£800,000
total awarded
- 3
University of Manchester
2 contracts wonlatest 10 Feb 2026£75,009
total awarded
- 4
TSM Engineering
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Jan 2026ends 2 Aug 2026£263,000
total awarded
- 5
Shanghai Superconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
2 contracts wonlatest 14 Oct 2025ends 30 Jun 2027£9m
total awarded
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UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LTDKey Dates
Published
16 July 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
planning
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