Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be4-93b4-7123-a35a-57c094f4b876/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-fusion-energy-ltd) Estimated value £1,200,000 Published 17 Jul 2026 Deadline Closed 23 Sept 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender UKFE is expecting to run a procurement to appoint a supplier to provide Intelligent Client support for assurance and project management activities for Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent (PLANC). This will be a critical activity for UKFE as work progresses on the design and construction of the STEP Prototype Powerplant (SPP). Activities will also include supporting integration and interfaces across PLANC, DCO (Development Consent Order) and JOP (Justification of Practice). The duration of this contract is expected to be 24 months, with an optional 12 month extension. The procurement is expected to start in August. If the tender is competed via an Open procedure, the launch will be communicated via release of a Tender Notice on the Find-a-Tender (FTS) system and tendering will be undertaken on the UKFE Delta portal. ## CPV classification Advisory and consultative engineering services Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services Technical analysis or consultancy services Project management consultancy services Documentation services Safety consultancy services Evaluation consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99-2026-07-17T11:02:54+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd99-2026-07-17T11:02:54+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile UK Fusion Energy Ltd: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-fusion-energy-ltd) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Asbestos Management Framework · Home Group · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fff-736e-ae2e-0c8a400c7297/asbestos-management-framework) [Infrastructure works consultancy services – Contrôle extérieur des chaussées · Collectivité européenne d Alsace · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1730-733b-8247-a32bbbe2211c/france-infrastructure-works-consultancy-services-controle-exterieur-des-chau) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect Led Integrated Design Team Services for Fire Safety Remediation Works for Dublin City Council · Dublin City Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a15-7156-849b-5a223dd6d615/ireland-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-sin) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Būvprojekta izstrāde un autoruzraudzība fasādes siltināšanai kārtās Dzirciema ielā 16, Rīgā – 1.kārta, C korpuss · Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3915-73d1-83e6-c378f9f7a926/latvia-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-buvp) [Technical assistance services – Suivi et gestion de chantiers de réhabilitation de sites pollués · SPAQuE · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-155e-73c2-a593-9e17375422ac/belgium-technical-assistance-services-suivi-et-gestion-de-chantiers-de-rehab) [Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works – Dokumentace pro povolení záměru stavby č. 9567 Radlická radiála JZM - Smíchov; v úseku MÚK Bucharova – MÚK Jinonice · Hlavní Město Praha · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0c15-72b2-bb19-c3ab1550e67e/czechia-engineering-design-services-for-the-construction-of-civil-engineering)