Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Fusion Energy Ltd
Culham Science Centre, Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
UK
Contact person: UKFE Operational Procurement
Telephone: +44 7852001696
E-mail: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
NUTS: UKJ14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-fusion-energy
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-fusion-energy
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Plant Lifecycle Management Licences - Support Services
Reference number: PP-UKIFS-286
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Professional services contract for 3 years to support UKFE to successfully configure, implement and maintain the 3DExperience platform and support the STEP programme's PLM requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
18 320 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
Main site or place of performance:
Oxfordshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Selection of Dassault Systemes's 3DEXPERIENCE support services following a competitive G-Cloud 14 framework selection process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Capability
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Criterion 1
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract is a call-off contract from the Crown Commercial Service framework: RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14, Lot 3. The supplier was selected on to this framework by the owner. UKFE selected the supplier based on an assessment of the framework supplier list and technical offerings and was documented through internal processes.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 14497
Title: PLM Support Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dassault Systemes UK Limited
03482081
The Woods Opus, 40 Business Park, Haywood Road
Warwick
CV34 5AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1223228500
NUTS: UKG13
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.3ds.com/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 18 320 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
GO Reference: GO-2026414-PRO-35842480
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
OX14 3DB
UK
Telephone: +44 1235528822
E-mail: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2026